When the framers designed the Senate, they envisioned it as a safeguard for the states, with a key component being state legislatures choosing two senators instead of the people at large. But in 1913, the 17th Amendment removed this critical part of the system. In this episode, get a deep dive into this long-forgotten aspect of the original Constitution – how it came to be, the four reasons they set it up this way, and the warnings we were given against changing it to what we have today.

Path to Liberty: August 12, 2024

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17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)

Connecticut compromise

John Dickinson – Philadelphia Convention (6 June 1787)

Roger Sherman – Philadelphia Convention (11 June 1787)

New Jersey Plan

Alexander Hamilton – Philadelphia Convention (18 June 1787)

The Founders and the Constitution: The Connecticut Delegates

The Founders and the Constitution: Benjamin Franklin

Rufus King – Philadelphia Convention (14 July 1787)

James Madison – Federalist 62 (27 Feb 1788)

Fisher Ames – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (19 Jan 1788)

Tench Coxe on the Senate: A Counter to Anti-Federalist Aristocracy Fears

James Iredell – North Carolina Ratifying Convention (25 July 1788)

Episode – George Mason vs the Constitution: Top Anti-Federalist Arguments

James Madison – Federalist 63 (1 Mar 1788)

James Wilson – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (27 Nov 1787)

James Madison – Virginia Ratifying Convention (5 June 1788)

Gov. Johnston – North Carolina Ratification Debates (25 July 1788)

John Jay – Federalist 64 (7 Mar 1788)

James Madison – Virginia Ratifying Convention (6 June 1788)

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