The 17th amendment
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Have you ever wondered why we elect both congresspeople and senators? The 17th amendment is why. This way, we get to pick each and every politician who goes to Washington to represent our interests. So, it truly is the will of the majority. What about the minority? Who represents them? In the past, it was the senators, who represented their state and their state's issues. Of those currently in office, only Robert Byrd has it right.
If the 17th amendment is so good and brings so many competent people to Washington, how come no president in recent memory has come from the senate, and almost all recent presidents have come from state government? Bush, Clinton, Reagan, and Carter, to name 4 of the last 5 presidents.
It is time to rethink the 17th amendment. Power to the states!
Have you ever wondered why we elect both congresspeople and senators? The 17th amendment is why. This way, we get to pick each and every politician who goes to Washington to represent our interests. So, it truly is the will of the majority. What about the minority? Who represents them? In the past, it was the senators, who represented their state and their state's issues. Of those currently in office, only Robert Byrd has it right.
If the 17th amendment is so good and brings so many competent people to Washington, how come no president in recent memory has come from the senate, and almost all recent presidents have come from state government? Bush, Clinton, Reagan, and Carter, to name 4 of the last 5 presidents.
It is time to rethink the 17th amendment. Power to the states!
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