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> 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
by 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 agoThat 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.