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“Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Friday called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment and the return to senators selected by state legislatures after the Senate GOP's effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare died in a late-night vote.”
Huckabee calls for repeal of 17th Amendment after healthcare failure
Such advocacy of ‘repeal’ is made in bad faith, of course – motivated by rightist partisanism given the majority of the states are controlled by Republicans.
Needless to say, if a majority of the states were controlled by Democrats, we wouldn’t hear anything from the reprehensible right about ‘repealing’ the 17th Amendment.
The POINT of the Senate was to limit the potential for mob rule from the directly elected house of representatives.
Going to direct elections for the Senate was stupid.
I don't like Huckabee, and will never forgive him for his role in getting McCain the REpublican nomination, but he has a valid point here.
His point, and the hidden agenda at work here, is the on going attack on democracy by extreme conservatives who now occupy 5/9ths of the Supreme Court, The Congress and the Idiot-in-Chief.
Not the original Constitution.If you turn over Senate election to the legislatures, you take away the right of the people to choose their Senators,
because the voters in any given state only get to vote for one or two members of the state legislatures.
What does the Constitution have to say about it, Brown Shirt?
lol, the Constitution provides for direct election of Senators, dumbass.
Just one more ploy by the RWnuts to make our system less democratic.
How is it not mob rule?“Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Friday called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment and the return to senators selected by state legislatures after the Senate GOP's effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare died in a late-night vote.”
Huckabee calls for repeal of 17th Amendment after healthcare failure
Such advocacy of ‘repeal’ is made in bad faith, of course – motivated by rightist partisanism given the majority of the states are controlled by Republicans.
Needless to say, if a majority of the states were controlled by Democrats, we wouldn’t hear anything from the reprehensible right about ‘repealing’ the 17th Amendment.
The POINT of the Senate was to limit the potential for mob rule from the directly elected house of representatives.
Going to direct elections for the Senate was stupid.
I don't like Huckabee, and will never forgive him for his role in getting McCain the REpublican nomination, but he has a valid point here.
Every example of the People having the vote translates to 'mob rule' with the RW'ers.
Who and what is the mob? The American people with the right to vote? lol
It might also be useful to restrict funding of campaigns for state and local offices to in-state sources only. Michael Bloomberg and George Soros, for example, have no business funding such candidates in states in which they do not live.
Would you include the Koch brothers in that?
For state elections? Of course. But then, they don't fund in state elections so it's a moot point.
If you turn over Senate election to the legislatures, you take away the right of the people to choose their Senators,
because the voters in any given state only get to vote for one or two members of the state legislatures.
Yes, exactly. In the 1920s these were the same people who strung up black people.How is it not mob rule?“Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Friday called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment and the return to senators selected by state legislatures after the Senate GOP's effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare died in a late-night vote.”
Huckabee calls for repeal of 17th Amendment after healthcare failure
Such advocacy of ‘repeal’ is made in bad faith, of course – motivated by rightist partisanism given the majority of the states are controlled by Republicans.
Needless to say, if a majority of the states were controlled by Democrats, we wouldn’t hear anything from the reprehensible right about ‘repealing’ the 17th Amendment.
The POINT of the Senate was to limit the potential for mob rule from the directly elected house of representatives.
Going to direct elections for the Senate was stupid.
I don't like Huckabee, and will never forgive him for his role in getting McCain the REpublican nomination, but he has a valid point here.
Every example of the People having the vote translates to 'mob rule' with the RW'ers.
Who and what is the mob? The American people with the right to vote? lol
Yes. Under democracy, the dumbest 51% of the voters determine how our country is run.How is it not mob rule?“Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Friday called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment and the return to senators selected by state legislatures after the Senate GOP's effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare died in a late-night vote.”
Huckabee calls for repeal of 17th Amendment after healthcare failure
Such advocacy of ‘repeal’ is made in bad faith, of course – motivated by rightist partisanism given the majority of the states are controlled by Republicans.
Needless to say, if a majority of the states were controlled by Democrats, we wouldn’t hear anything from the reprehensible right about ‘repealing’ the 17th Amendment.
The POINT of the Senate was to limit the potential for mob rule from the directly elected house of representatives.
Going to direct elections for the Senate was stupid.
I don't like Huckabee, and will never forgive him for his role in getting McCain the REpublican nomination, but he has a valid point here.
Every example of the People having the vote translates to 'mob rule' with the RW'ers.
Who and what is the mob? The American people with the right to vote? lol
Just one more ploy by the RWnuts to make our system less democratic.
We are not nuts, and making the system more democratic was the problem.
So? Do the people get to choose members of the Supreme court? Do they choose the Attorney General?If you turn over Senate election to the legislatures, you take away the right of the people to choose their Senators,
because the voters in any given state only get to vote for one or two members of the state legislatures.
Yes, exactly. In the 1920s these were the same people who strung up black people.How is it not mob rule?“Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Friday called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment and the return to senators selected by state legislatures after the Senate GOP's effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare died in a late-night vote.”
Huckabee calls for repeal of 17th Amendment after healthcare failure
Such advocacy of ‘repeal’ is made in bad faith, of course – motivated by rightist partisanism given the majority of the states are controlled by Republicans.
Needless to say, if a majority of the states were controlled by Democrats, we wouldn’t hear anything from the reprehensible right about ‘repealing’ the 17th Amendment.
The POINT of the Senate was to limit the potential for mob rule from the directly elected house of representatives.
Going to direct elections for the Senate was stupid.
I don't like Huckabee, and will never forgive him for his role in getting McCain the REpublican nomination, but he has a valid point here.
Every example of the People having the vote translates to 'mob rule' with the RW'ers.
Who and what is the mob? The American people with the right to vote? lol
Yes, there's nothing especially divine about democracy. It's a terrible way to run anything. Just try to run a corporation by a majority vote of its workers and see what happens. The mob is often cruel, unjust, greedy, short sighted and vindictive.Just one more ploy by the RWnuts to make our system less democratic.
We are not nuts, and making the system more democratic was the problem.
That was my point. Conservatives hate democratic government.
Would you go to a surgeon with little experience, or choose one with lots of experience? Would you to a fertilizer salesman, or an attorney for legal advice?
Huckabee is neither a surgeon, a salesman, or an attorney. Well he might be an attorney, I don't know. But he has had experience governing a state and running for President.
And he failed at both.
That doesn't mean he doesn't have any good ideas.
You cited his failed stint as governor, and his failed run for the presidency as examples of his experience. Those failures don't show much evidence of any good ideas you think he might have.
My favorite Huckabee story is the time when he was governor that he demanded the words 'acts of God' be taken out of a legal document because he objected to 'God' being associated with bad things.
Yes, exactly. In the 1920s these were the same people who strung up black people.How is it not mob rule?The POINT of the Senate was to limit the potential for mob rule from the directly elected house of representatives.
Going to direct elections for the Senate was stupid.
I don't like Huckabee, and will never forgive him for his role in getting McCain the REpublican nomination, but he has a valid point here.
Every example of the People having the vote translates to 'mob rule' with the RW'ers.
Who and what is the mob? The American people with the right to vote? lol
So how many Americans exactly should have the power to decide who runs the country?
Give us a ballpark figure.
Would you go to a surgeon with little experience, or choose one with lots of experience? Would you to a fertilizer salesman, or an attorney for legal advice?
Huckabee is neither a surgeon, a salesman, or an attorney. Well he might be an attorney, I don't know. But he has had experience governing a state and running for President.
And he failed at both.
That doesn't mean he doesn't have any good ideas.
You cited his failed stint as governor, and his failed run for the presidency as examples of his experience. Those failures don't show much evidence of any good ideas you think he might have.
Hillary Clinton ran for for President too. I'm not hearing any good ideas out of her either. Come to think of it, I'm not hearing anything out of her. If she as good of a liberal as Huckabee is a conservative, you'd think she would be advising her party.
Your argument is nonsensical. The Senate now is controlled by Republicans. Besides your argument just points out how unpopular the democrats really are, all the way to the local level. After 8 years of Obama BS the democrat party is in shambles, just as predicted by the left for the Republicans. Naturally what was predicted by the liberals the opposite occurred.“Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Friday called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment and the return to senators selected by state legislatures after the Senate GOP's effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare died in a late-night vote.”
Huckabee calls for repeal of 17th Amendment after healthcare failure
Such advocacy of ‘repeal’ is made in bad faith, of course – motivated by rightist partisanism given the majority of the states are controlled by Republicans.
Needless to say, if a majority of the states were controlled by Democrats, we wouldn’t hear anything from the reprehensible right about ‘repealing’ the 17th Amendment.
Just one more ploy by the RWnuts to make our system less democratic.
We are not nuts, and making the system more democratic was the problem.
That was my point. Conservatives hate democratic government.
Yes, there's nothing especially divine about democracy. It's a terrible way to run anything. Just try to run a corporation by a majority vote of its workers and see what happens. The mob is often cruel, unjust, greedy, short sighted and vindictive.Just one more ploy by the RWnuts to make our system less democratic.
We are not nuts, and making the system more democratic was the problem.
That was my point. Conservatives hate democratic government.
Your argument is nonsensical. The Senate now is controlled by Republicans. Besides your argument just points out how unpopular the democrats really are, all the way to the local level. After 8 years of Obama BS the democrat party is in shambles, just as predicted by the left for the Republicans. Naturally what was predicted by the liberals the opposite occurred.“Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Friday called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment and the return to senators selected by state legislatures after the Senate GOP's effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare died in a late-night vote.”
Huckabee calls for repeal of 17th Amendment after healthcare failure
Such advocacy of ‘repeal’ is made in bad faith, of course – motivated by rightist partisanism given the majority of the states are controlled by Republicans.
Needless to say, if a majority of the states were controlled by Democrats, we wouldn’t hear anything from the reprehensible right about ‘repealing’ the 17th Amendment.
