[Resettozero]

Even if the SC legislature sent Graham back, his perspective and voting would be entirely different.

On this occasion, you are just wrong in your assessment. Who do you think runs Columbia S.C.? If you think it is we the people, again you would be wrong. Since the uncivil conflict, the Federal Government operates Columbia S.C. according to the wishes of Northeastern States. Being up for re-election makes Senior S.C. Senator Graham MORE likely to PRETEND to be a conservative.

[Jacquerie]

Okay, you don't think a senate of the states would keep anti-tenth amendment lawyers from the federal bench. That is illogical.

You don't acknowledge our history, in which state prerogatives were generally well protected by the states prior to the 17th amendment.

The government in DC is not federal and has not been federal since 1913. It is consolidated. There is a ruling class up there with an R or D after their names that makes absolutely no difference.

The framers knew the fallen nature of man and designed a system to minimize the influence of the bad side of our nature. They did it by dividing power, by retaining the federal nature of the Articles of Confederation, in the Senate of the States under the constitution.