Great Minds think alike
The original creators of the Constitution agreed with you.
It was important for there to be a body in Congress to represent the Individual States interests not necessarily the people.
Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution, “The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, CHOSEN BY THE LEGISLATURE thereof for six Years.
The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the DIRECT ELECTION of United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article I, §3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures.
Great Minds think alike The original creators of the Constitution agreed with you.
It was important for there to be a body in Congress to represent the Individual States interests not necessarily the people.
Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution, “The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, CHOSEN BY THE LEGISLATURE thereof for six Years.
The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the DIRECT ELECTION of United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article I, §3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures.
This was passed in 1913
This gives a good explanation of what the issues were and why it was done. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution