[Political Junkie Too]

Personally, I think repealing the 17th amendment is the way to go.

First, by eliminating Senate elections, we eliminate the need to fundraise, which reduces or outright eliminates being bought by donors.

Second, if Senators are appointed by their state legislatures, it seems likely that large omnibus bills won't attract the support of a majority of states, as different parts of the bill might attract or repel different states.

Since the Senators would fear not being reappointed by their legislatures, they would not want to support a bill that goes against the interests of their state.

-PJ

[firebrand]

I agree. Good idea. But the amendments that have nothing to do with the main substance of the bill are still not a good idea. They are attached to bills that originate in the House. Senate would still sometimes be stuck with having to vote up or down on a Christmas Tree. They are not supposed to grossly alter spending bills like they did with Obamacare and then make believe it originated in the House.

I wonder what ever happened to that legal challenge, by the way. I thought that was the best one. Especially after Roberts called the penalty a tax.