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Posted By populist 8 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
Prior to the Seventeenth Amendment, US senators were "ambassadors of the states"; they were appointed by state legislatures. They would speak for their state governments, which would presumably have control over how they voted. Having senators appointed was intended as a check on the powers of the federal government. It limited "senators' ability to sell their votes to special-interest groups nationwide," DiLorenzo explains. Thanks to the Seventeenth Amendment, political corruption has "expanded by orders of magnitude," he says. "U.S. senators now travel all around the country seeking special-interest campaign contributions."
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