Glenn Beck pointed out that a different corruption, on a larger scale, takes place now - he mentioned Chris Dodd - we rec’d nearly all his re-election money from OUTSIDE of CT - and what he didn’t mention, it came from corrupt crony-capitalist groups like Fannie Mae and US Mortgage Lenders Assoc.
At very least, if Senators are chosen by state legislatures, the average citizen is closer to that representative and has more ability to influence. More local government at least means the ability to understand and influence local government.
I worked in a bank in FL which had as a customer a certain Democratic senator. I took in their deposit, which were a few bundles of checks. Just for kicks, I looked through the checks to see who they were from. Out of over 100 checks, only three (3) were from anywhere in the state of FL. Most were from PAC’s and a lot of Northeastern lawyers, lots of lawyers. And this guy is supposed to represent FL. He represents who gives him money. I follow his votes (yes, he’s still in office)
Same thing happened here in Nevada. Harry Reid’s money came from out of state, his “win” came from illegal aliens.