bendog
Diamond Member
I understand that Peach, but the voters of each state are doing the voting. Money, or influence, has always come from out of state. The senate's role in legislation, nominees and treaties was unaffected. You/re very civil. I hope I have not posted anything that would indicate your position is not in good faith.I think their myth is more about how the First and secular govt is not NOW protecting their rights.Protecting religious rights is not incompatible with democracy.
I think protecting the rights of any minorities is problematic in a pure democracy.
That's the myth that the rightwing oligarchs and tenthers want you to believe.
It did not change the function of the senate. If you want to see power taken from individuals, you are not a conservative.So what? Democratic principles and rights are enshrined in our Republic. At first the electorate was mostly white male property owners. Now it's every citizen over 18 mostly .
That's different, the majority of the people voting for the Representatives did not change the way the three branches operate. That was a good thing
Changing the vote from the State legislators to the people changed the way that the House, Senate and Presidency works.
Yes it did.
By States electing them they would be able to concentrate on the business at hand without pressure from the populace.
Now they have the pressure of the populace not the States interests. They became the same as the House.
The House is the peoples voice, the Senate is not.
Why would anyone who supports the principle of democratic government want a Senate that is NOT the voice of the People?
We are not a democratic government, we are a republic and the Senate was originally set up for representing the interests of their States not the people .Balance in power.