Correct
Plus, the current system favors the political parties.
Senators should be answerable to the local government officials, not the unelected party bosses who control the re-election purse strings.
Thanks for reminding me. The repeal 17A amendment also needs a provision to prohibit political party support for federal legislative and executive branches. After all, given that one of the very few powers that the feds have that could affect most citizens on an almost daily basis is deciding policy for the US Mail Service (1.8.7), I don’t think that we need political parties fighting for control of that service.
The repeal 17A amendment also needs a provision to restore electoral college. Again, and military issues aside, since the only domestic bills that president should sign or veto should be related to deciding policy for the US Mail Service, citizens don’t really need to concern themselves about who is in the Oval Office.