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To: fieldmarshaldj
The selection of the Senators didn’t work out as intended, despite the teeth-gnashing denials of folks around here whom are very short on the history of why it failed and how much worse it would be if it were still in place today given the state political dynamics.

You have my attention. What is your take on why the 17th was amended? I am pretty sure that what I have read is not in congruence with your thoughts, but I am willing to listen to what you think about he events leading up to the 17th..

31 posted on 04/18/2015 5:53:17 PM PDT by SandwicheGuy (*The butter acts as a lubricant and speeds up the CPU*ou)
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To: SandwicheGuy

It was reaching critical mass by the end of the 19th century that the public wished to vote on their Senators. The members had been seen as corrupt, representing special interests (specific industries, to which said Senator would often have personal stake in), and you had frequent attempts of vote-buying of legislators, some under the table, some far more audacious.

It was no grand conspiracy by the left to overturn the Founders, it was an angry public fed up with an elitist and corrupted body. The state legislators recognized that and ratified the 17th one by one.

For those that think the body would miraculously return to having statesmen of the caliber of Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, et al, are going to be in for a shock. You wouldn’t even be able to get Ted Cruz into the Senate today. You’d have even bigger moonbats from Democrat states, utterly insulated from the public, and you’d have RINO hacks (think Graham of SC) from Republican ones. Texas would have Karl Rove and David Dewhurst as its Senators today.


37 posted on 04/18/2015 6:17:35 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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