Your Biannual Reminder Of Why The 17th Amendment Was A Bad Idea

It’s being reported that Warnock won the Georgia run-off. Practically, yes. Officially, no; at least one county is still officially accepting more ballots for three more days.

This…

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof…

Became this…

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof…

…meaning most of my state effectively has NO senate representation.

 

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4 thoughts on “Your Biannual Reminder Of Why The 17th Amendment Was A Bad Idea”

  1. I’d like to add that the 17th Amendment is also the left’s approach at negating the Electoral College, as well. Here in Vermontizuela, we are living in the Socialist Dystopia that is ruled by the unelected Democrat ( really Progressive) Party leaders, who own and operate our Metropolitan areas and much of our southern area. The lemmings will soon realize the folly of their ways as Pat Leahy retires and they can no longer feed off the Federal trough. In a State with about 625,000 residents ( over half of them above 60) , and a 6.5 billion dollar budget …. the reckoning is coming.

  2. Is the control of the state, via the densely populated cities, part of a long range and patient plan, or simply human nature? Those that migrate and congregate there all suffering from the same malady?

    Having been raised in GA and Carolina I still find the results of this and other elections an anathema and somewhat surprising. To be clear, I am too old to be naive.

    Perhaps the 17th was just early on in the progression of our denouement.

    1. That’s a pretty complex question. To over simplify, it’s an expression of human nature once we adopted the bad habit of government. There’s a rather fascinating book by historian Jared Diamond that addresses this (among many, many other things).

      Guns, Germs, And Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years

      It’s worth reading, if you can find a copy. I’m not loaning mine out because it took me a while to get my used paperback. Careful shopping on Amazon, because some sellers are advertising a booh as GG&S, but it’s actually a Cliff Notes-type study guide (yes, I got suckered).

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