I'm no expert on the history (or the topic), though I did find the article I linked persuasive. The author did get into an argument over the history, though.

I'm no expert on the history (or the topic), though I did find the article I linked persuasive. The author did get into an argument over the history, though. You can read what he had to say about it here: http://volokh.com/2010/11/15/on-the-true-story-of-the-history-of-the-seventeenth-amendment-and-federalism/ http://volokh.com/2010/11/15/on-the-true-story-of-the-histor...