The 17th Amendment fixed a definite constitutional flaw in American democracy, you might want politicians, unaccountable to the people, I don't.
Nope.
Enabled the "leaders" to eliminate states rights as Madison pointed out.
Words proven true. Freedom means the people in each state can make whatever laws they want, and like minded citizens can gravitate to states desirable to them. Not so much anymore. All power has been usurped by the Central planners. (Mission Accomplished 17th Amendment)
So first step to tyranny, they had to cut the states out of the loop. (M.A. 17th Am.)
So how are senators "accountable" to the people? All they do is wait 6 years after screwing the country over then promise a bunch of retards "free everything" and U peeple fall for it every time. This was the main argument against "Democracy" by the founders. Proven true thru-out history.
A bit of research here. What was the national debt in 1913? What was it after Barry got thru putting all your future earnings (whenever U get old enuff to start working that is) in the governments pockets? You people already slaves and cant even figure it out..... (M.A. 17th amendment)
"Wud" or "Cud" .....ever heard of texting? Libs always try to make yourselves seem smart with idiotic quips. We prefer facts. Got any? Anything "good" that has come from the Senate sence 1913?
USSR "one man one vote". All counted at the central command under the dictators watchful eye. Same thing we will see here once they get rid of the Electoral College.
Where exactly is the word "interpret" in the constitution?
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. – Thomas Jefferson
"One single object... [will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation." -Jefferson
"To consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions [is] a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy. Our judges are as honest as other men and not more so. They have with others the same passions for party, for power, and the privilege of their corps. Their maxim is boni judicis est ampliare jurisdictionem [good justice is broad jurisdiction], and their power the more dangerous as they are in office for life and not responsible, as the other functionaries are, to the elective control. The Constitution has erected no such single tribunal, knowing that to whatever hands confided, with the corruptions of time and party, its members would become despots. It has more wisely made all the departments co-equal and co-sovereign within themselves." -- Jefferson to William C. Jarvis, 1820. ME 15:277
"On every question of construction (of the Constitution), let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates, and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text, or invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed." -Jefferson
Again, can you name a single gov. power that still falls under the 10th amendment? (M.A. 17th)
"The greatest [calamity] which could befall [us would be] submission to a government of unlimited powers." - Jefferson
*He (and his collegues) gave ample warning about what your ignorance WUD (and is) doing to a once prosperous and peaceful republic.
