"The American people voted for change in November." he says while getting miffed about the Stimulus Bill that is not passing. SEEEEEE NOW....You may have voted for Change. BUT- was change to have a President who actually listens to the American People? Or was it really just some guy who is going to fart rainbows and fix everything? The thing is..
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With our being able to elect Senators, it is no different a governing body than the House. Whereas the appointment of Senators was the clearest function of State Governments and illustrated the clear line that Federalism was supposed to represent.
Nowadays, either ditch the Senate or bring it back to its roots, I could care less which.
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But anyway, my comment was about how longer term lengths, and staggered election periods were designed to make the Senators less responsive (in the short term) to the people who elected them, not about how they're elected. Although, you're right to point out that having Senators appointed by state legislatures, rather than being elected directly is another way of doing that.
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