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To: Repeal The 17th
"If “the people”’s state representatives and their state senators and their governors were corrupt, it is likely due to a corrupt people."

By that measure, that would make me corrupt. I do not support either my liberal Democrat Congressmember, VRA-mandated moonbat liberal Democrat State Senator, or liberal Democrat State Representative.

"Having “the people” directly elect their own U.S. Senators solved absolutely nothing; but it created a much bigger problem."

It forced Senators to be directly accountable to the people, rather than a small group of government people they could threaten and bribe (or both). To say making them accountable where they weren't before has created a "much bigger problem" is a highly debatable point. The kind of Senators you want to elect were done under an 18th and 19th century electorate, which doesn't exist now.

58 posted on 02/08/2013 6:46:07 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

If that’s your contention (18th/19th Century model), then we have no need for ANY representation with the technology we have today.

Taken to its logical conclusion, We the People could govern, cast votes, etc. Why limit to physicality, when you have remote conferencing, etc. Say, that we elect people to develop laws/rules that are put up for The People to vote upon.

I mean, it’s not like D.C. follows our wishes, let alone the Constitution.


94 posted on 02/09/2013 3:25:20 PM PST by i_robot73
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