Nobody's vote would be taken away. The senators were elected indirectly, by the elected representatives of the people.

That's exactly the way the President is elected, via the Electoral College.

[Old Fart] When I was in college, we celebrated the anniversary of the ratification of the 21st Amendment as public holiday! [/Old Fart]

Here's an argument against direct election of Senators:

Since campaign finance reform (sic) was instituted, it has become increasingly difficult to defeat incumbents. The sitting Senator can raise a lot of $, his challenger...not so much.

Unless....

Mr. Challenger happens to be a rich, self-funded candidate, and effectively buys his seat. As a result, the Senate has become a millionaires club, and the rich guys aren't all Republicans. The Dems have their share of Senator Gottbucks.

Kevin