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The Legislature / Direct election of Senators?
« Last post by Jim Nunziato on February 05, 2014, 12:19:41 PM »Article 1, Section 3 of our Constitution stated:
"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote."
The Seventeenth Amendment changed that to read:
"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote...."
Do you think it was a good change? Should the People directly their Senators, rather than the Legislatures of their states?
Jim
"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote."
The Seventeenth Amendment changed that to read:
"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote...."
Do you think it was a good change? Should the People directly their Senators, rather than the Legislatures of their states?
Jim