The appointment of senators by the state legislatures . . . is recomme…

James Madison
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The appointment of senators by the state legislatures . . . is recommended by the double advantage of favoring a select appointment, and of giving to the state governments such an agency in the formation of the federal government, as must secure the authority of the former. ✨ James Madison, Ralph Ketcham Selected Writings of James Madison, Hackett Publishing
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