Imagine the Senate if the 17th Amendment didn't exist.
There are enough state legislatures controlled by Republicans that if the Senate was still made up of members appointed by state legislatures, Republicans would not only have a veto proof majority in the Senate, they would have the 2/3 majority necessary to convict during an impeachment trial.
RINOs like McConnell would not exist, because they would get recalled and replaced in a heartbeat.
Imagine the Senate if the 17th Amendment didn't exist.
There are enough state legislatures controlled by Republicans that if the Senate was still made up of members appointed by state legislatures, Republicans would not only have a veto proof majority in the Senate, they would have the 2/3 majority necessary to convict during an impeachment trial.
RINOs like McConnell would not exist, because they would get recalled and replaced in a heartbeat.
The 17th may have been a worse idea than the 19th.
Don't tell Imp, but you're right. The 16th was worse than both, though.