The 17th amendment

As I was going through the Constitution for my daughters history class I was explaining to her why checks and balances exists and why the different amendments were past when we came upon the 17th amendment and I thought to my self why is this one important? why didn't the founders put that in the original Constitution? I started Hunting around an found that the big push for having the senate selected by the state government instead of elected by the voters was done by Alexander Hamilton. The reason for this was that he wanted to be able to set up a part of government that wasn't subject to the whims of the masses Thus Creating two distinct Bodies. One being elected by the general people and was subject to Change every 4 years (the House of Representatives) In which all bills that have financial repercussions had to start in. The other being selected by your state government (much like the prime minsters in England) this Ruling class would serve 6 years. with the Idea that they were there to PROTECT THE STATES RIGHTS and keep a check on the Federal governments power. They knew from history that Masses can be swayed and Bribed into giving away their freedom for the so called Bread and Circus of the Roman era, As Hamilton stated the Senate is appointed as a natural check and balance to prevent the pooling of power at the Federal level. Then they went as far as Adding the 10th amendment to protect the rights.(The Selected senate is the acting mechanism to keep the federal government in check, like cars driving towards you passing you on your left keeps you driving to the right of the road, and the 10th amendment is like the law that states all cars shall drive on the right side of the road) well how do you get rid of such a check and balance with out repealing one of the Bill of rights that had to be apart of the constitution before it was adopted???? Easy make a law that every road is now a one way street!!!!!! In walks the 17th amendment..... You still have states rights (just like you "still drive on the right side of the road" in my example, there just isn't any one to stop people from driving on the Left any more) just like There is no one to stop The federal power grab from the states anymore. so, slowly over time the power has been pooled at the federal level and the bread has been handed out more and more, and government has become a dog and pony show (much like the Left lane drivers of the south who seem to be ok with driving in the passing lane 10 miles under the speed limit!! sorry) so that is why I am fully convinced that if The 17th amendment is not repealed the republic will be lost, NO MATTER WHO'S IN POWER

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