Would that Bob Bennett had Survived

Would that Bob Bennett had survived convention. It does not seem right that those elected by the people should be kicked out by political activists. And that is really all we are when we are party delegates: political activists. How can we strip voters of the decision? If they elect a person, shouldn't they be the ones saying yea or nay on whether that person stays in office?

Those who say booting Bennett in convention was fair argue that a representative form of government differs from a pure democracy, and the caucus-convention system is but a form of representative government.

But the Constitution calls for election "by the people."

As originally written, the Constitution provided that the state legislators elect the U.S. senators. But, in 1913, the 17th Amendment changed that to require the senators to be elected by the people. The Constitution does provide that the electors shall have the same qualifications as the electors of the most populous legislative body in each state. So,it can be argued the caucus-convention system is constitutional.

But still, do we want this? Do we want party workers ripping this right away from the people?