Your great-grandfather didn't think much of it either. -grin-

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Mary Anne — 5/1/2004 7:05:28 PM (archived)

He said that Senators were supposed to be ambassadors from the states to the Federal government.

Tell you what: we eliminate the Electoral College, and we repeal the popular election of Senators. The electoral process shouldn't be too insulated from the people who do the electing. To do both of those things would inject a little balance.

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Specter wastes no time stabbing Bush in the back - Tom Brosz - 4/29/2004 5:07:01 PM
- Can we pleeeease repeal the 17th amendment? (n/t) - Pete Stanley - 5/1/2004 7:40:41 AM
  - It would sure as hell get my vote. - Tom Brosz - 5/2/2004 12:04:20 AM
  - Your great-grandfather didn't think much of it either. -grin- - Mary Anne - 5/1/2004 7:05:28 PM
    - re: electoral college - Pete Stanley - 5/2/2004 2:09:49 AM
- Believe it or not... - Mary Anne - 4/29/2004 10:23:39 PM
- A Republican who's not a lock-step puppet? DEMAND ideological purity NOW!!! - Bowser - 4/29/2004 7:44:27 PM
  - re: A Republican who's not a lock-step puppet? DEMAND ideological purity NOW!!! - REB - 4/30/2004 1:09:37 PM
    - I'm not sure how this is relevant. - Bowser - 4/30/2004 2:44:28 PM
      - Not surprised - REB - 4/30/2004 3:15:10 PM
        
        It would have been relevant if Bowser held the belief that blacks should vote Democrat - alcaray - 4/30/2004 3:41:02 PM
        
        What are you, the post police now? - REB - 4/30/2004 3:51:01 PM
        
        Yep, that's me. - alcaray - 4/30/2004 4:46:31 PM
        
        One last thing, and I will stop ranting. - REB - 4/30/2004 4:01:56 PM
        
        You say I don't support free speech - alcaray - 4/30/2004 5:07:11 PM
        
        Sorry about that one. - REB - 4/30/2004 6:25:06 PM
        
        Goes with the territory, as you say. - alcaray - 4/30/2004 7:26:05 PM
  - Seriously... - Tom Brosz - 4/29/2004 9:34:38 PM
  - "You don't have to fall in love, you just have to fall in line." - Hillary Clinton reaming out Democrats worried about Kerry. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/29/2004 9:32:05 PM
  - Forget about the specter of communism, now the GOP has to deal with the specter of Specter! (n/t) - McFly - 4/29/2004 8:40:23 PM

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