Drain the Swamp Idea #1 - Repeal the 17th amendment

Drain the Swamp Idea #1(a) - Repeal the 19th amendment

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If the legislatures of the states were put back in charge of appointing Senators at will you would have a couple of immediate results.

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The current choices on the ballot notwithstanding, I wouldn't empower the Alabama state legislature to appoint a dog catcher.

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Repeal the 17th amendment

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Plus, the days of the federal government overtaxing us, then dictating onerous rules to states in order to receive federal funding will be over. Think about it: Could the monstrosity called Obamacare been passed? No way. The states want freedom and lattitude to do best by its citizens.

The most corrupt and incompetent political institutions in the US today are state legislatures. If we went back to letting those hacks appoint Senators, we'd go back to what our Senate was in the late 19th century. IN those days Senate seats were purchased by lobbyists and the industrial interests. Those Senators did not reflect what the states wanted. They reflected what the industrialists and mega-rich wanted. Corruption in that day far exceeded anything today.

It amazes me that some folks know so little of our history that some would propose going back to an absolutely corrupt system.

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Do you really trust state legislatures to do the right thing? I’d much rather see term limits

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Term limits would make the swamp worse.

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Senate seats were purchased by lobbyists and the industrial interests. Those Senators did not reflect what the states wanted. They reflected what the industrialists and mega-rich wanted. 

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Ah yes. This sounds nothing like the problems of today. Oh harumph good sir. I do say.