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AmericasTrueRecoveryBeginsIn2016 writes:

in response to Jude1:

The states are not supreme.
Laws evolve and their interpretation changes.
Senate seats use to be bought and paid for at the turn of the century (the senators were appointed by governor).

The founding fathers were not all knowing founts of infinite wisdom. As we become more democratic our laws may change.

The intent of the Founding Fathers was that the states are supreme, and that the federal government only existed to provide a unifying support structure for the states.

States' rights have always been more important to this country than federal rights and our national governance (especially in the courts) has reflected that attitude, until very recently in our history.

The fact that that is changing is not viewed as a good thing by a vast many people, nor should it be. Individual states are in a much better position to determine what is in their best interests than the federal government is.

Senate seats are still bought and paid for now, just in a different manner. If anything, that is less democratic than it is more democratic. Perhaps we should go back to having state governors appoint their state's Senators. They might be more apt to actually serve the interests of their constituency, if we did.
