Direct election of senators mean the people elect them
Posted on: November 8, 2018 at 20:41:10 CT
Zeaux
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directly.
That only changed 100 years or so ago, they used to be appointed by the governors or the legislature of the state since they represent the state and not the people of the state.
Refer to the 17th amendment.
Edited by Zeaux at 20:42:09 on 11/08/18