Mr Khan said:
Long have i been familiar with the libertarian distaste for #16, but what's wrong with #17? |
If i had to guess i'd say that before the 17th ammendment the Federal government legislature was voted for by the government legislature, which you could argue had two strong pros. (If your a libretarian).
1) State and Federal Legislatures are going to be of one mind. Congressmen aren't going to vote for building projects there governments don't want/block legislature there state govonors want. Essentially to keep your job as a federal government employee, you MUST keep your state government happy.
You could argue that direct election of congressmen made the system more federal then even most federalists wanted back in the day.
2) It prevents federal pandering, and reducing federal employees to "What can i give you" instead of "What is best for the country now" (See Greece.)
