The Utah Senate asked Congress to repeal the 17th Amendment, which was ratified under the Progressive’s of 1913. Utah has boldly challenged a system that was never the intent of the Founding Fathers and suggests that the 17th Amendment has resulted in Senators being bound to special interest groups, that donate enormous sums of money for the Senator’s re-election, and not representing the needs of the people of Utah.
The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Al Jackson of Utah, believes that Senators need to “come home every weekend and take direction from their state legislative (sic) body and from the House and the Governor on how they should vote in the upcoming week.”
Passing with 20-6 SJR2 was sent to the House. It demands that Congress repeal the 17th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Read a history of the 17th Amendment and why Utah has made such a bold call to action on the following page.
And while you’re at it take out the 14th as well.
Come home every weekend?! They only meet 110 days a year as it is.
The states tend to be less protective of our natural environment. Better to add an amendment requiring a national plebiscite on any development in national lands.
It has been done before – thank God – and corrected a stupid mistake – which is what the 17th Amendment is. The senators no longer represent the State and this is the cause of so many “unfunded mandates” being issued by the government. The senate answers to no one, whereas before the 17th Amendment they had to satisfy the state governments.
No politician not voted in by the people!!
Finally a State Legislature that understands the Constitution and the intention of our forefathers. Individual State legislatures appointing the Senators was designed to preserve and Ensure individual states rights
The problem is that the all 50 states would have a chance to vote on it. However, Only about 36 states need to Approve It. I’m not sure the exact number of states but it is close. Anyway, I don’t see it happening in today’s political climate.
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Great breakdown…