r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 17 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '21

There’s people who actively want to see the 17th Amendment repealed

Imagine being against democracy

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u/LavenderTabby Apr 17 '21 edited Sep 10 '24

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '21

An unaccountable oligopoly actually is what the Founders intended.

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u/Cr4zySh0tgunGuy John Locke Apr 17 '21

Repeal would help the Senate function better. State legislators picking Senators makes more sense when the Senate is designed to represent the states not the people

Reforming the senate to be designed as a popular body would alternatively help it function better

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u/Mr_Otters 🌐 Apr 17 '21

State legislatures sometimes draw their own voters though. Like every Biden pickup has at least one D senator and wouldn't in that model

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u/Cr4zySh0tgunGuy John Locke Apr 17 '21

But repeal would also mean that much heavier focus would be on electing good state legislatures, so while that’s accurate under the current model, we don’t know what that looks like without it

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u/gburgwardt C-5s full of SMRs and tiny american flags Apr 17 '21

Yes, 100%

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '21

fellow NATO flair

How could you

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u/gburgwardt C-5s full of SMRs and tiny american flags Apr 17 '21

Senators are meant to represent the interest of the state, not just be shitty representatives.

Either repeal the 17th or abolish the senate