Shouldn't folks be petitioning certain state legislatures?

[journalist3072]

I was very intrigued this week when I read that different states have different laws on the books, for replacing a Senator who resigns or passes away. Of course, now we know that some states require their Governor to choose someone of the same party as the Senator they need to replace. Some states allow the Governor to choose anyone they want.

For those states that allow the Governor to choose anyone they desire, I think the folks living in those states should be petitioning their state legislature to change that law, to require the Governor to choose someone of the same party as the Senator that needs to be replaced.

IMO, it's just common sense. If the people have gone to the polls and said 'this is the person I want in the Senate," and then that person needs to be replaced, then the Governor should by law give the people what they voted for, by naming someone from the same party.

Thoughts?