the 17th amendment is a...weird thing to look at because it turned the senators into representatives elected by the people instead of elected by the state legislators - turning it into a second House.
I'm not sure what the argument could be - maybe that the Senate isn't a body representing the States anymore? But even so, there are only 2 per state - giving each state equal share in the senate. And this would be in violation of article III, I think.
Only time will tell.
the 17th amendment kind of messed things up - we should repeal it.
Yeah I’d like to dig into the thinking of the time. Why transform the senate?
Anyway, this argument is actually pretty simple, we are a republic or we aren’t. All states should be agreeing on the election process. Any state deviating is undercutting the others.
the 17th amendment is a...weird thing to look at because it turned the senators into representatives elected by the people instead of elected by the state legislators - turning it into a second House.
I'm not sure what the argument could be - maybe that the Senate isn't a body representing the States anymore? But even so, there are only 2 per state - giving each state equal share in the senate. And this would be in violation of article III, I think.
Only time will tell.
the 17th amendment kind of messed things up - we should repeal it.
Yeah I’d like to dig into the thinking of the time. Why transform the senate?
Anyway, this argument is actually pretty simple, we are a republic or we aren’t. All states should be agreeing on the election process. Any state deviating is undercutting the others.