[Publius]

An interesting note:

In his first State of the Union message in December 1829, Andrew Jackson asked Congress to send 3 constitutional amendments to the states for ratification.

1. The word "republic" was to be replaced by the word "democracy".
2. The Electoral College was to be abolished, and the president was to be elected by direct popular vote.
3. The practice of selecting senators by state legislature was to be replaced by the direct election of senators.

None of Jackson's proposed amendments made it through Congress.

It should be noted that these ideas were percolating within government long before Debs.

[Lurker]

And shortly thereafter Jackson was impeached for corruption.

There's a shock.

L