[Sherman Logan]

Now, if the states still appointed senators, the senators would be immune from media criticism. THAT would be a different story.

State legislators wouldn't be hearing from constituents and passing their concerns along to their Senators?

Presidents are still, in theory, elected by the EC, which is chosen by the state legislatures in exactly the same way the Senate originally was. Doesn't seem to have immunized Republican presidents from media criticism.

Democratic presidents are of course immune for unrelated reasons.

[Jacquerie]

In a senate of the states, the state legislators of each state are one voice, one constituent.

The EC has devolved into a nod, a mere courtesy to federalism. Most state laws require the candidate with the most popular votes to receive the electoral votes.

[Amendment10]

"Now, if the states still appointed senators, ..."

Thank you for referencing the ill-conceived 17th Amendment, even if you didn't do so by name.

As indicated by the Constitution's Clause 6 of Section 3 of Article I, it takes 2/3 of the Senate to impeach, not sure sure about actual removal if that is the judgement. So patriots and former Obama supporters need to exercise their voting muscle in the 2014 elections to get 2/3 conservative majority control of Senate, both Democratic & Republican conservatives, in order to give lawless Obama what he deserves. Patriots should have started this project in 2010.