[Ethrane]

Claire is an idiot. She is a glaring example why the 17th amendment is a major contributor to our loss of a ‘republic’ which we were blessed with.

Look at MO (and other states apply)...no way the state legislature of MO which is like 75% republican would send a Dem hack like Claire to DC to represent the STATES interests.

The founders were prescient...they established a system where the HOR represented the people, the Senate was supposed to represent the states, and the POTUS was a hybrid...popularly elected, however through the Electoral College. Basically, the 17th amendment rendered the STATES themselves without representation and made them largely irrelevant.

[Marathoner]

Claire is an idiot. She is a glaring example why the 17th amendment is a major contributor to our loss of a ‘republic’ which we were blessed with.

AMEN brother, AMEN. My new tagline as well.