Comment by svachalek
3 years ago
This sounds like it was written in 1860. States have not been tantamount to independent countries in a time where anyone currently alive could remember.
3 years ago
This sounds like it was written in 1860. States have not been tantamount to independent countries in a time where anyone currently alive could remember.
Almost a hundred years before that, but yeah that's kind of the point.
Prior to 1913 Senators weren't even elected by the popular vote, they were elected by state legislators. Literally elected by the State. One could argue that actually makes more sense.