To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Before the amendment took effect in 1913, senators were elected by state legislators. That system was widely criticized for breeding corruption as senate aspirants bribed lawmakers to secure the votes needed to win senate seats. Thank goodness they fixed that corruption problem.
8 posted on
06/05/2014 7:48:23 PM PDT by
seowulf
(Cogito cogito, ergo cogito sum. Cogito.---Ambrose Bierce)
To: seowulf
To: seowulf
16 posted on
06/05/2014 8:01:02 PM PDT by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin.)
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