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Patrick
2024 Dec 10, 9:59am
Patrick
2024 Dec 10, 9:59am
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But couldn't those powerful interests bribe senators anyway, whether elected by the people or by the state legislature?
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.
When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.
This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.
But couldn't those powerful interests bribe senators anyway, whether elected by the people or by the state legislature?
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Eric Holder
2024 Dec 10, 12:24pm
Eric Holder
2024 Dec 10, 12:24pm
There will be no repealing of any amendments. Ever. You can add it to the predictions thread.
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AmericanKulak
2024 Dec 10, 4:09pm
AmericanKulak
2024 Dec 10, 4:09pm
Patrick says
The Senators were chosen by the State Legislature, so they'd have to bribe enough of the scores of State Legislators - made difficult as those members with their own views and (un)willingness to compromise about party, issues, personal feuds and intraparty competition, etc as well as the power brokers within the state having their own points of view.
It would be harder for big interests, esp. those with powerbases elsewhere or competitive/antithetical to the powerbases within the state, to corrupt Senators.
For example, a Pharma Company mostly on the coasts trying to bribe a senator to pass laws allowing or requiring Fart-prevention feed be mandatory for a landlocked midwestern state. With the ranchers and feedlot owners in that state not wanting to increase their costs & workload... And then having to navigate a maze of how that Senator got enough support from the Legislature to be Senator in the first place...
But couldn't those powerful interests bribe senators anyway, whether elected by the people or by the state legislature?
The Senators were chosen by the State Legislature, so they'd have to bribe enough of the scores of State Legislators - made difficult as those members with their own views and (un)willingness to compromise about party, issues, personal feuds and intraparty competition, etc as well as the power brokers within the state having their own points of view.
It would be harder for big interests, esp. those with powerbases elsewhere or competitive/antithetical to the powerbases within the state, to corrupt Senators.
For example, a Pharma Company mostly on the coasts trying to bribe a senator to pass laws allowing or requiring Fart-prevention feed be mandatory for a landlocked midwestern state. With the ranchers and feedlot owners in that state not wanting to increase their costs & workload... And then having to navigate a maze of how that Senator got enough support from the Legislature to be Senator in the first place...
It led to the Fed
It led to the Civil Rights Act.
It led to the ability of powerful interests to bribe a handful of Senators, instead of having to bribe dozens of the majority in State legislatures.
By the way, check out who got the CRA of 1964 passed. The real worst President, as bad or worse than Obama (who wouldn't have had half the tools to do half as much) in the 20th Century and maybe the worst of all time.