Quote:So you think we should go back to the smoke filled rooms to select US Senators?   How exactly does this give more power back to the people?  

 

It gives more power back to the states because the state government would be who selects the people that will represent the state.  This means that residents of that particular state can choose their legislators based on how they will work for their state including representation at the national level.  As it stands right now, the Congress is nothing more than two houses of representatives.

 

 

Quote:Not a fan of senators being elected by the state legislature.  Especially when many legislators run unopposed.  And with Gerrymandering... 

 

Term limits?  I'm not against Term Limits.  Lifetime politicians is one of the major problems with our country.  All they care about is getting re-elected.  Term Limits would help shift the focus toward policy rather than toward elections.

 

I would bet that if the 17th Amendment were repealed, you wouldn't see state legislators running unopposed.  In fact, I would bet that more people would actually pay more attention to who they are voting for in state elections.

 

As far as the gerrymandering, again that is a State Legislature function.  I don't think that either side likes it.  As an example, I happen to live in Corrine Brown's district.  Her particular district is designed in such a way that she is pretty much guaranteed to win each election cycle.  My idea regarding districts is to divide them up based on counties and population.

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