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of 1913), provided for the popular election of U.S. senators; which invited the influence of special interest groups by way of the now-enormous expense of funding a senate campaign. In essence, the U.S. Senate was up for bids. Sold.

People talk about “campaign finance reform” in endless and pointless debate without considering how it came to be an issue in the first place. The Founders set up our system so you could send your neighbor to the state legislatures. Then, you could go to your neighbors’ houses and ask why some dis

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