Congress, as it exists today, was never supposed to exist. This version of Congress was never the intention of the Congress established by the founders in the Constitution. Congress is entirely broken and corrupt and must be torn down and reformed from the ground up.
What's the history of the 17th? Was there a problem with the system before? Or was it a case of Congress seeing a way to give themselves life terms and almost no accountability? It seems easy enough for the states to repeal the 17th. I know an Article V Convention has never been done and is generally considered next to impossible, but this issue seems like a slam-dunk for the states: they should all agree to repeal the 17th. Would Congress then repeal the repealing? What's to prevent amendment ping-pong?
The bigger issue is that people won't understand why it should be repealed:
“The improbability of such a mercenary and perfidious combination of the several members of government, standing on as different foundations as republican principles will well admit, and at the same time accountable to the society over which they are placed, ought alone to quiet this apprehension.”
The Federalist no 55
I'm pretty sure the "problem" that led to it was the perception that it's "undemocratic" despite that being the idea. The Senate, House, Presidency, and Supreme Court all were elected through entirely different means to prevent an outside entity from taking control of everything, due to the diversified source of powers. One of my favorite parts of the Federalist Papers talks about how Philip of Macedon gained control over the Amphictyonic League, and drives this point home very well.
The framers knew what they were doing so much it still blows my mind. Yet, some fresh out of college dipshit thinks they know better.
I find it easier to frame it in a "states representation" argument. At current, we have 50 state governments that have exactly ZERO say in the federal government, and that is a recipe for tyranny.
Congress, as it exists today, was never supposed to exist. This version of Congress was never the intention of the Congress established by the founders in the Constitution. Congress is entirely broken and corrupt and must be torn down and reformed from the ground up.
TERM LIMITS
Repeal the 17th amendment
What's the history of the 17th? Was there a problem with the system before? Or was it a case of Congress seeing a way to give themselves life terms and almost no accountability? It seems easy enough for the states to repeal the 17th. I know an Article V Convention has never been done and is generally considered next to impossible, but this issue seems like a slam-dunk for the states: they should all agree to repeal the 17th. Would Congress then repeal the repealing? What's to prevent amendment ping-pong?
The bigger issue is that people won't understand why it should be repealed:
The Federalist no 55
I'm pretty sure the "problem" that led to it was the perception that it's "undemocratic" despite that being the idea. The Senate, House, Presidency, and Supreme Court all were elected through entirely different means to prevent an outside entity from taking control of everything, due to the diversified source of powers. One of my favorite parts of the Federalist Papers talks about how Philip of Macedon gained control over the Amphictyonic League, and drives this point home very well.
The framers knew what they were doing so much it still blows my mind. Yet, some fresh out of college dipshit thinks they know better.
I find it easier to frame it in a "states representation" argument. At current, we have 50 state governments that have exactly ZERO say in the federal government, and that is a recipe for tyranny.
We need to vat clone the founding fathers and vote them in
1913 was the worst year in American history.
Gave the Senate to the Commies running Federal Reserve and they already had the House in their pocket.