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1 posted on 09/29/2023 8:10:05 AM PDT by cotton1706
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It also seems to be one of those lifetime tenure jobs.

Eliminate the seniority system and limit them to one term.

2 posted on 09/29/2023 8:12:54 AM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: cotton1706

They may get a chance to replace Bob Menendez as well.


3 posted on 09/29/2023 8:13:30 AM PDT by FarCenter (https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/aircraft-glitch-delays-canada-pm-trudeaus-departure-india-202)
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Quite ironically, in many cases we’ve completely defeated the purpose of the 17th Amendment

The Senate was meant to be removed from direct democracy, to allow it to be free from the passions of the mob. The Constitution state that Senators were meant to be chosen by state legislators.

Now in many cases they are simply chose by one person - the governor!


4 posted on 09/29/2023 8:19:12 AM PDT by PGR88
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Senators used to be appointed to the US Senate by the elected governor of each state. That was in the original constitution. The 17th amendment changed that to direct elections by the public. A very bad move toward a central government.


5 posted on 09/29/2023 8:20:09 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: cotton1706

That’s because voters are lazy and don’t pay atrention


11 posted on 09/29/2023 8:43:27 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: cotton1706

Depends on who they appoint.

Appoint someone capable of winning and it works.

Appoint a Fetterman and it doesn’t!


13 posted on 09/29/2023 8:57:11 AM PDT by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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To: cotton1706

That’s because of the stupid “incumbent” thing. Voters are so afraid they’ll elect a bigger crook than the politician that is already in office.


14 posted on 09/29/2023 8:58:58 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (And the invasion of America continues while the RAT Party worries about the Ukraine.)
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That’s why Schiff ain’t going away. Schiff can be easily controlled. Lee is a wild card and “uppity” to the powers that be even though she is just as radical as Schiff.


17 posted on 09/29/2023 10:34:56 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: cotton1706

Appointed, what r u talking about


19 posted on 10/08/2023 9:44:33 PM PDT by chris haney (Apache)
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