Apparently Williams can’t add. If KY’s legislature elected Senators, both would be Democrats.
I don’t trust my legislators as far as I could throw them.
Not necessarily. You see how many states have passed legislation to appeal 0bamacare. The entire Senate of delegation of the Commonwealth of VA would be GOPers.
However, the current Senate makeup would be about 50-50 and would rapidly go 60 Republican, 40 Rat within 4 years. And a senator would rarely spend more than one term in office as the legislature decided it would be someone else’s turn every 6 years. No more +40 year senators.
The Republicans control the State Senate in Kentucky - Williams has been the Senate president for some time.
However...I don’t think repeal of the 17th amendment is one of those issues not easy to explain and doesn’t make sense to make as an issue as a campaign for governor - it can only be used against him later in ads saying “Williams wants to take away your right to vote!” This was, politically, not a wise move.
“Apparently Williams can’t add. If KY’s legislature elected Senators, both would be Democrats.”
Perhaps but them democrats would be beholden to the power-interest of the Kentucky state legislator and thus not inclined to expand the power of the Federal Government.
There is a reason the founders specifically spelled out that the senate should be elected by the state legislator NOT the people. It was not to make policy, but to help protect the federal nature of the system.
I know this is really hard to sell and people who support it probably shouldest be so open about it until after they have explained the very serous structural problem the 17 amendment introduced.