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51. Of course not because many of them have a vested interest in never seeing such a change happening,

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Sasse proposes ending direct election of U.S. senators [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 2020 OP

The rot is Russian. dchill Sep 2020 #1

x1000 Evolve Dammit Sep 2020 #21

It is dysfunctional because McConnell avebury Sep 2020 #2

Exactly! Rebl2 Sep 2020 #55

That's stupid and undemocratic idea vlyons Sep 2020 #3

Exactly ashredux Sep 2020 #6

Agree 100% SharonClark Sep 2020 #9

+1 K&R - Rotten Cotton is a hick who went to Harvard & came out an Idiot. onetexan Sep 2020 #26

Gerrymandering plays no role in senate elections. But the senate is certainly unrepresentative. PSPS Sep 2020 #37

The Electoral Collage does not have anything to do with the election of senators. marie999 Sep 2020 #39

How do you "gerrymander the vote" to affect the Senate? Jose Garcia Sep 2020 #47

It's not the structure or how elected...it is the fact people elected crooks who took Russian$ ashredux Sep 2020 #4

He also wants democrats declared 7/8s human. Augiedog Sep 2020 #5

I thought it was 3/5ths groundloop Sep 2020 #24

As long as we're turning back the clock, return Nebraska to Native Americans BamaRefugee Sep 2020 #7

Good one. NCDem47 Sep 2020 #12

all the states. The white murderers and rapists coming in "caravans" have failed. Give it all back. Evolve Dammit Sep 2020 #23

Yep! mountain grammy Sep 2020 #52

Let the gerrymandered legislatures decide? SharonClark Sep 2020 #8

EXACTLY! CurtEastPoint Sep 2020 #16

trying to bring the good old days right Sasse....don't want to be held accountable by voters turbinetree Sep 2020 #10

The indirect election of Senators resulted in failure of Abraham Lincoln to become a Senator. NNadir Sep 2020 #11

We voted for a DownriverDem Sep 2020 #13

The rot is Ben Sasse. Don't tinker with my Constitution bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #14

Get rid of the Senate. It is designed to advantage slave states (red states today). lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #15

totally agree with you! RicROC Sep 2020 #35

Many senators have suggested the same thing. PSPS Sep 2020 #38

You need 2/3 of the Senate to vote to abolish the Senate. Not going to happen. marie999 Sep 2020 #40

OK. Why is that important? Sasse's thing isn't going to happen either. ck4829 Sep 2020 #46

Yeah I know. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #50

2/3 of state legislatures can bypass Congress to propose amendments. NYC Liberal Sep 2020 #59

TERM F...ing LIMITS!!!! usaf-vet Sep 2020 #17

Well, he does have a point-- the Senate is now useless because of a few thousand people in... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #18

Sasse rso Sep 2020 #19

Wrong direction. I have an idea to fix HOR (gerrymandering) and Senate (disproportionate) rwsanders Sep 2020 #20

No. obamanut2012 Sep 2020 #27

Why? rwsanders Sep 2020 #29

First, gerrymandering has nothing to do with voting for senators marie999 Sep 2020 #41

Didn't say it had anything to do with the senate. But it would break up the advantage rwsanders Sep 2020 #48

The only change that should be done to Senate elections is that to win a new term the Senator has to cstanleytech Sep 2020 #22

Another change in the Constitution that will not get the backing of 2/3 of the Senate. marie999 Sep 2020 #42

Of course not because many of them have a vested interest in never seeing such a change happening, cstanleytech Sep 2020 #51

Republicans have been trying to turn back the clock for decades. Lonestarblue Sep 2020 #25

Fuck off !!! SamKnause Sep 2020 #28

The Senate Needs To Be Rolled Back To A Mostly Advisory Body smb Sep 2020 #30

You won't get 2/3 of the senators to vote for your proposal. marie999 Sep 2020 #43

ALEC proposal KT2000 Sep 2020 #31

sasse is trump's whore. he should stick to brown nosing the CIC nt msongs Sep 2020 #32

Dear Senator Sherman A1 Sep 2020 #33

So, he's going to "cure" the Senate of it's dysfunctional nature... patphil Sep 2020 #34

Maybe it's just that he sees the Republican party is dead men walking ToxMarz Sep 2020 #36

All the proposals I read here would take a 2/3 vote of the senators marie999 Sep 2020 #44

Nor is Sasse's ck4829 Sep 2020 #49

If you want to make a change - Why not abolish the Senate altogether? ck4829 Sep 2020 #45

But the senate would not vote to change their part of The Constitution. marie999 Sep 2020 #53

I'm asking why not how ck4829 Sep 2020 #54

This guy is a clueless fool JI7 Sep 2020 #56

Neuter the Senate. roamer65 Sep 2020 #57

So the solution to a dysfunctional legislature is to have other legislatures select its members? n/t Make7 Sep 2020 #58