Article 1 gave state legislatures the power to elect these officials; the 17th amendment overrode that
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a ... Year by 
the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have ... 
been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected
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