http://www.nathanielward.net/2009/03/do-we-need-more-populism-in-the-senate/ Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:48:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.nathanielward.net/2009/03/do-we-need-more-populism-in-the-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-81 JP Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:13:41 +0000 http://www.nathanielward.net/?p=284#comment-81 Feingold's Amendment is actually undemocratic, because it usurps the power of states to decide for themselves how senators ought to be chosen. It amounts to forcing direct election of Senators when vacancies occur, through the coercive power of the national government. All in the name of democracy. Feingold’s Amendment is actually undemocratic, because it usurps the power of states to decide for themselves how senators ought to be chosen. It amounts to forcing direct election of Senators when vacancies occur, through the coercive power of the national government. All in the name of democracy.

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