Bladen RESTORE THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS. This would eliminate senators running for office and the pressure to obtain funds and the influence of national lobbyists. State legislatures are closer to their constituents than the current senators and more likely to listen to their constituents. They in turn would have more influence on their senators than the powerful national lobbies now have because of their ability to raise money for the senators from outside of their states. <p><span class="caps">RESTORE</span> <span class="caps">THE</span> <span class="caps">ORIGINAL</span> <span class="caps">INTENT</span> OF <span class="caps">THE</span> <span class="caps">FOUNDING</span> <span class="caps">FATHERS</span>. This would eliminate senators running for office and the pressure to obtain funds and the influence of national lobbyists.<br /> State legislatures are closer to their constituents than the current senators and more likely to listen to their constituents. They in turn would have more influence on their senators than the powerful national lobbies now have because of their ability to raise money for the senators from outside of their states.</p> 2009-05-26T10:53:00-07:00 0 2 0.369047619047619 0 4 2518 RESTORE THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS. 1 -0.295703296016011 1 1 0.0 1 846 2009-05-26T10:53:00-07:00 3082 1 0.0733443230316081 published 2 2009-12-18T12:06:10-08:00 4313 1 Constitution, Congress 0 77 2008-11-17T09:06:27-08:00 10 0 0 77 1 214 846 true Repeal the 17th Amendment 0 0 0 0 5 278 278 0 278 0 277 -1 280 2 14 1407 published 0 0 137 4 2009-11-25T18:23:05-08:00 1958