Congress mulls elections to fill Senate vacancies
Lawmakers debate changing Constitution so voters can pick replacements
I find it interesting every time a serious attempt at changing the constitution is at hand.
This article discusses the idea of changing the constitution to allow voters to choose who will fill the seats in the senate instead of state governors.
"Appointments by governors, said Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisc., "are an unfortunate relic" of the first century of the nation's history when senators were picked by state legislatures. Feingold, a chief sponsor of a proposed constitutional amendment requiring elections to fill vacancies, spoke at a joint House-Senate hearing on the proposal. "
Considering the most recent issue with Blagojavich, this could be the answer to a lot of the corruption in the process. They would have to bribe the voter intead
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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Like many attempts to amend the Constitution, this reform is well-intentioned and may do some good if ratified, but I would not put serious money on this happening. Despite the recent,well-publicized problems with the Senate replacement process, too many people from both parties like things just the way they are.
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