"If there was once cause for concern in the muckraking stories of industrial tycoons and railroad barons buying Senate influence through contributions to the state legislators, then the largess of lobbyists and activists that is today handed openly and directly to Senate candidates (overwhelmingly in favor of incumbents) should be a cause for outright alarm."~ http://repealthe17thamendment.blogspot.com/2010/12/democratizing-constitution-failure-of.html
The democratic integrity of our republic calls for open and fair elections at all levels of government. By repealing the constitutional amendment mandating a popular vote for U.S. Senator and instead having state legislatures elect them, may be our most open and fair democracy.
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