Considering the way most of them vote, one could make a case that the Amendment providing the vote for women was a mistake also. (Ducking and running for fallout shelter)
>> Another bad amendment was the one providing for direct popular election of Senators. The House of Rep’s. was to be directly elected and represent the people, while the Senate was to represent the respective States.
Considering the way most of them vote, one could make a case that the Amendment providing the vote for women was a mistake also. (Ducking and running for fallout shelter) <<
Agreed, the Senators should be elected by the state representatives and representing the states.
There were good reasons for the amendment. Basically the senate was in the hands of the various states' political machines. There were a number of bribery scandals--it's easy to buy a senate seat when you only need to swing a handful of votes in a state house. And by the time the amendment passed, the majority of states, on their own, had already gone to some form of a direct election system.