So You Still Want to Choose Your Senator?

The New York Times (Terrorist Tip Sheet) ^ | June 1, 2010 | David Firestone

[x]

The Senator might be selected as a result not of the majority support, but do to gerrymandering that helps a party.

Good point.

There's something naive about plans to have state legislatures select Senators, when the parties spend millions drawing district lines to advance their own interests.

The other alternative -- going back to having state legislators represent counties, rather than an equal number of voters -- isn't going to fly either. No way cities are going to let themselves be disenfranchised.