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Mystery:Why is the Senate More Liberal than the House? (view source)
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*As a much smaller body than the House, special interests groups have a greater influence on Senators. Members may come to D.C. with conservative principles but easily get absorbed into the beltway lifestyle.
*As a much smaller body than the House, special interests groups have a greater influence on Senators. Members may come to D.C. with conservative principles but easily get absorbed into the beltway lifestyle.
*The [[17th amendment]]. Senators are supposed to represent the states, while representatives are supposed to represent the people. Before the 17th amendment was ratified in the year 1913 with the [[16th amendment]], senators were appointed by state legislators, not freely elected, and if they acted against the interests of their people and the constitution, they were removed. Senators are supposed to be ambassadors from the states to the federal government. Repealing the 17th amendment will force all three branches of government to obey the constitution. Another reason the 17th amendment, which has eroded state sovereignty, is bad is because the Founding Fathers did not intend for us to be a pure democracy, but a representative democracy. As they learned from ancient Athens, pure democracy self-destructs.
*The [[17th amendment]]. Senators are supposed to represent the states, while representatives are supposed to represent the people. Before the 17th amendment was ratified in the year 1913 with the [[sixteenth amendment]], senators were appointed by state legislators, not freely elected, and if they acted against the interests of their people and the constitution, they were removed. Senators are supposed to be ambassadors from the states to the federal government. Repealing the 17th amendment will force all three branches of government to obey the constitution. Another reason the 17th amendment, which has eroded state sovereignty, is bad is because the Founding Fathers did not intend for us to be a pure democracy, but a representative democracy. As they learned from ancient Athens, pure democracy self-destructs.
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