our nation was first to have only a house, however the smaller states complained that bigger states would get more representation in our government.. ...so a compromise was reached.....Connecticut Compromise
the house was created to be a voice of the people, or the people's interest....the house is a democracy.
the senate was created to give states [state legislatures] a voice in our government, or the states interest ...it was created as an aristocracy, not becuase of being anything noble, but because senators were appointed by the [state legislators] and worked for those [state legislatures] because the politicians who appointed people to the senate, would appoint those with political skills.
our government was designed to give half direct power 50% to the people and half direct power 50% to the states, ...for any legislative bill to pass congress the interest of the people and the interest of the states have to come together and be represented for any bill to pass.
state legislatures are elected by the people and therefore the people are electing there senator, by what is known as an indirect vote.
with the senate in the hands of the states and not the people, this stops majority rule from taking place, becuase the house and senate are in different hands, and have different interest.
again this is to stop majority rule, and any collectivist activity from becoming law, as stated by Madison in federalist 63
by the 17th amendment passing ..it has taken state interest out of our government and given the senate over to the people's interest, now our congress both sides... are only in the hands of the people, or majority rule, and power being in only one set of hands is tyranny even if it is in the hands of the people only, ...says Madison in federalist 47.........this has also opened up lobbying of our u.s. senate by the rich and powerful.............before the 17th,......senators could not be lobbied.
since we have majority rule in congress, you see government infringing on rights of the people, government growing and stepping outside it delegated powers, because their in no longer states interest .......to keep the federal government in check...as in checks and balances.
with the 17th amendment america has moved closed to democracy........."democracy is the most vile form of government"--James Madison
repeal the 17th amendment, and return to the government of the founders, ....................republican government, mixed government, limited government, responsible government.
Mixed government, also known as a mixed constitution, is a form of government that integrates elements of democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy. In a mixed government, some issues (often defined in a constitution) are decided by the majority of the people, some other issues by few, and some other issues by a single person (also often defined in a constitution). The idea is commonly treated as an antecedent of separation of powers.
federalist 40
The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained
From the New York Packet.
Friday, January 18, 1788.
JAMES MADISON
To the People of the State of New York:
THE SECOND point to be examined is, whether the [ constitutional] convention were authorized to frame and propose this mixed Constitution.
