Amendment 17, the popular election of senators. Senatorial candidates appeal to the people now when they campaign. No longer just agents of their states, they are also agents of the people.I don't at all u/stand your last sentence here!
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Amendment 17, the popular election of senators. Senatorial candidates appeal to the people now when they campaign. No longer just agents of their states, they are also agents of the people.I don't at all u/stand your last sentence here!
they always w ere!Amendment 17, the popular election of senators. Senatorial candidates appeal to the people now when they campaign. No longer just agents of their states, they are also agents of the people.
they always w ere!
The House is more numerous, let people vote for Reps, not Senators
All those millions spent on campaigns! That alone is reason to reject the 17th!
yes, that alone... definitely
millions, billions spent just on getting a chance to go to the great Feed Trough in DC... when the State legislatures could appoint them..
How about spending those billions in campaign dollars on affordable housing for poor or middle class americans?
In the real world, of course, unseating an incumbent is very difficult, simply because just being the incumbent gives many advantages.Why shouldn't the people be able to vote for the person they want representing them? As often noted, we have term limits if we want them. We don't seem to.
In the real world, of course, unseating an incumbent is very difficult, simply because just being the incumbent gives many advantages.