re: #126 calochortus

I don’t think it’s unconstitutional, but the idea that the all-important Founding Fathers wanted “the people” to have a voice in picking a supreme court justice (as the GOP is suggesting,) when they didn’t want those same people to directly elect senators is ridiculous.

BBL

Not only did the Founders not want the people to directly elect senators, they didn’t want the people to directly elect the president (both were left to state legislatures). The only part of the federal government that the “people” had a direct say in was the House of Representatives, and all the important stuff - like confirming treaties, executive appointments, and judicial appointments were specifically excluded from the House’s domain.