Gatekeeper
Senior Member
How will disenfranchising Americans lead to stopping predatory Capitalism?Let's repeal the 17th amendment and RESTORE the US government to what it was meant to be.
The american people were disenfranchised when the federal government took the power from the staes and gave it to themselves by way of the 17th amendment.
The 17th amendment stole power from the states and gave it to the federal government.
One example of what this led to are "unfunded mandates". When the senators were elected by the state assemblies it gave the states much more input into federal government policies and there were no unfunded mandates.
Capitalism is predatory by nature and always has been. When the people were disenfranchised by the 17th amendment, they became bigger chumps and targets for 'predatory' elements of capitalism.
And let's not forget the "Predatory Politicians" who's antics could fill volumes over the decades. I can think of maybe a handful over the years who's primary goal was to serve the citizens and not themselves. Today, in my opinion, most pad their own nests first citizens second.