[Jim Robinson]

"b) Failing that, we must apply pressure to our state governments to recall their senators from Washington and strip them of their political office and their Senate credentials and appoint replacement senators to complete the remaining terms."

The long run solution is to repeal the 17th amendment and go back to appointing the senators through our state legislatures. Might be a good idea to add a recall feature though.

[PhiKapMom]

Personally don't want to go back to appointing Senators through our State Legislature -- Oklahoma has a democRAT Legislature -- both houses. The State of OK votes Republican for National elections but the Legislature has gerrmandered districts to keep a lot of State Legislature seats safe.

That would mean we would lose two good Republican Senators to have two DemocRATs. That is the problem throughout the south where a lot of State Legislatures are still democRAT.

[DustyMoment]

I totally agree with that. IMO, the 17th amendment is completely responsible for altering our form of government from a representative republic to a democracy; NOT what the Founding Fathers intended, for good reason.