Keyes wants to end elections of Senators??

[Sparkly]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=683&ncid=703&e=7&u=/ap/20040814/ap_on_el_se/illinois_senate

CHICAGO - Alan Keyes (news - web sites) said Friday he would like to end the system under which the people elect U.S. senators and return to pre-1913 practice in which senators were chosen by state legislatures.

[Walt Starr]

1. Hello Illinoisans, vote for me for Senator and you'll never have to again!

Fucking moran(sic).

[LTR]

2. Gee, it says a lot

when this is the best the GOP could come up with to run for Illinois Senator.

[burythehatchet]

3. no doubt

think about who the hell, besides mccain, they could run for prez.

[Sparkly]

4. GOP: "Building a Bridge to the Early 20th Century."

I guess since they don't like the people electing presidents, it all fits.

[bushwakker]

9. Let's repeal those pesky child labor laws too

and while we're at it I think the 100 hour work week might be a good idea.

[mom cat]

5. Re-pubs had pretty much been in power before that stinky little

rule change came about. Democracy just doesn't work well for these folks.:dem:

[blondeatlast]

6. Keyes really should STOP campaigning for Mr. Obama.

On second thought, let him talk, and talk, and talk, and talk...

[Sparkly]

7. It almost takes the fun out of it

when it's this easy, doesn't it? :D

[blondeatlast]

10. Honestly, I almost wanna get a group together and head to the

Illinois GOP office and just stand in front, pointing our fingers, and laughing hysterically.

Juvenile, but really-- :wtf: were they thinking???

[shivaji]

18. Keyes is not in this to win, his only job is to

rough up Obama so that Obama will not become
the raising star in the democratic party.
Pure and simple.

[bushwakker]

8. Maybe we should strip women of the vote too

He's a freaking nutcase. He's gonna end up either in jail or a mental institution.

[Walt Starr]

16. How about only property owners having the right to vote?

After all, when State Legislatures named the Senators, that was how it worked. Renters could not vote.

[FeebMaster]

11. I agree.

Senators should be chosen by the state legislatures. What's the point of having a House and a Senate otherwise?

[LoZoccolo]

13. Um...so that the senators are more moderate than the house?

That would be one reason.

[FeebMaster]

14. Huh?

How does having Senators be elected by the people make them more moderate than the House?

[LoZoccolo]

15. Everyone knows the house is a little bit looney.

Especially since districts get all gerrymandered. It's generally harder to get elected by an entire state and have a lot of unmoderate positions.

[FeebMaster]

17. Problems with the House are a separate issue

and could be solved or at least reduced by increasing the number of representatives or better yet returning to a fixed ratio to determine the size of the House. Personally, I think the fixed ratio is the way to go since everyone, no matter what state they live in, will have equal representation and an equal say in that representation.

The whole point of having Senators picked by the states was that the Senators would represent the interests of the states while the interests of the people were represented by their representatives in the House.

[olddem43]

12. Hey, If this ass could turn back the clock far enough....

Guess where he would be? Right! - Shaking hands with Dred Scott. What an idiot.

[Dudley_DUright]

19. Yeah Alan

Let's go hog wild and turn the clock back to the time that you were considered three-fifths of a person. :eyes: What an idiot!