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It didn't screw it up. Sentatorial elections (and state govts in general) were horribly corrupt.

• protomyth 13y ago
  It screwed up the balance and if state governments are "corrupt" then it is up to the citizens of that state to fix it. Given the ability to travel, my dream amendment would be to have the sitting governor of each state be that states single senator. That would stop some of the budget busting stupidity of Senators who have never done a budget.
  • gte910h 13y ago
    > then it is up to the citizens of that state to fix it. They did, they made them directly elected, and a considerable chunk of the state corruption died down http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeenth_Amendment_to_the_Un... is a fine issue
    • protomyth 13y ago
      That wasn't a fix since the Senators are no longer beholden to the states so they don't consider budgets. Look at the debt and bills that negatively impact states. It just moved the corruption and added lobbying in DC.