Not sure why I follow with the 17th, why election of Senators by direct popular election is moving things away from the people’s choice compared to their being selected by the Individual States.
Seems the former is closer than the latter.
What am I missing?
I'll offer some comments...
Our States lose representation. Your representation isn't diminished in regards to the Federal Gov., but the individual States lose power to act of their own accord.
It goes to the base of Federalism and State's power to rein in federal power.
Remember the implementation of federal blood alcohol content legislation? The Feds blackmailed States into complying with a national standard or they would lose highway funding. If Senators were tightly controlled by State legislatures that BS would never have been pulled.
And as far as Senators being elected by the populace...how do you like your Senator being nothing more than a highly glorified Representative?
Doesn't the position rate a higher status than that? They're supposed to represent the States, not the individual Citizens. There is already representation for that on both the State and Federal level.
Just off the top o' me head.
Thanks philman-36.
States no longer have representation - there is no longer a layer of government to protect us from the Feds. It is that lack of protection [since the 17th] that I see as us people not having the representation we were meant to have.
Philman said it better -