Quote:No, you have to remember that when the Constitution was ratified the State governments were considered to be the primary 

 

 

Sorry bro, Madison in Federalist #62:

 

"II. It is equally unnecessary to dilate on the appointment of senators by the State legislatures. Among the various modes which might have been devised for constituting this branch of the government, that which has been proposed by the convention is probably the most congenial with the public opinion. It is recommended by the double advantage of favoring a select appointment, and of giving to the State governments such an agency in the formation of the federal government as must secure the authority of the former, and may form a convenient link between the two systems."

He's right though. It was taken out of states hands for many reason corruption and bribery being a major one. 

 

I understand originally the states were the primary. I am only saying that the purpose of the Connecticut Compromise was so that states with smaller populations had equal representation in one house and a proportional representation in the other. I don't see how that makes Senators not representatives of the people. It just makes their constituency much larger. If the state is for the people (which I believe to be the case) then the state's representatives are, by extension, representatives of the people of those states. 

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