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Re: Should the choosing of Senators be taken from the people and given back to the st
That is pretty much my position. We would have been less likely to lose federalism had the states the ability to see their interests represented as well.
Another good example... Would there be as many unfunded mandates if states had a say in the federal government?
This thread has convinced me that we SHOULD go back. The federal government is as much the states as it is the people, and both should have representation as both have interests. Even the people's state interests are served better by the state having a balanced say in the federal Congress.
I don't think it ever will go back, of course, but it should.
That is pretty much my position. We would have been less likely to lose federalism had the states the ability to see their interests represented as well.