Then came the 17th Amendment in 1913, interestingly enough, and put not a chink but a fold to the founded design.
True, it changed it in a huge way, but in another remained constant.
It took power from the State legislatures and put it into the hands of the State citizenry, but it did not change the 1/3 turnover rate per election cycle, which was my point. To make a change to the Constitution you need a 2/3 supermajority in both houses. The slow turnover of the Senate means we have a few years to throw off a stupid idea.
Americans are capable of tremendously noble and uplifting ideals, but we can also scrape the bottom of the sewer with others.
As far as I'm concerned, our foot is far more in the light than in the dark.
Regards and Happy Labor Day,
Doug