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To: MissouriConservative

I would never want to lose the ability to vote for both Senators and Congress...so I would never vote to repeal the 17th amendment. Why would I allow an incompetent corrupt government to choose my Senator...no way.


16 posted on 02/22/2009 7:46:38 PM PST by nyconse (When you buy something, make an investment in your country. Buy American or bye bye America)
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To: nyconse

“Why would I allow an incompetent corrupt government to choose my Senator...no way.”

The founding fathers knew that the government that you had the most control over was your state government. People’s daily lives were revolving around the state level. Today the states have been relegated to second class because of the direct election of senators.

The repeal of the 17th Amendment would make sure that more people paid attention to their “corrupt” state government, like they should be doing.


22 posted on 02/22/2009 7:56:45 PM PST by MissouriConservative (If there are those who cannot subscribe to these principles, then let them go their way.)
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