"Repeal the 17th Amendment. Ratified in 1912, it replaced the appointment of senators by state legislatures with direct election. Different states bring different solutions to the table, and that ought to be reflected in the Senate's national debate. The old saying used to be that all politics is local, but today -- thanks to the internet, 24/7 cable news and a cottage industry dedicated to political addiction -- politics is polarized and national. That would change if state legislatures had direct control over who serves in the Senate."
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