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.
Not happening
I wouldn’t do any good here in California. This States government is so corrupt that nothing would change.
Right on and bold move!
Seems like one of the best ideas out there!!!
Senators + PAC $$ + No Term Limits + Complicit Press = Zero Accountability. The Founders had it right, let the Individual States appoint their Representatives to Washington DC. Article I provides for Congress to amend the Constitution (Constitutional Convention). Do you really think they are going to vote themselves out of a Job?? No!! This is why Article V authorizes the States to amend the Constitution WITHOUT FEDERAL INVOLVEMENT (Convention of States). Repeal the 17th Amendment and give the power back to the States. Join Us: http://www.cosaction.com/?recruiter_id=1627025
Senators + PAC $$ + No Term Limits + Complicit Press = Zero Accountability. The Founders had it right, let the Individual States appoint their Representatives to Washington DC. Article one provides for Congress to amend the Constitution (Constitutional Convention).
this sounds like a good move to me… Senators where at one time selected by the State legislators so the states where their benefactors not small groups of BIG money
Tim Kries, what you suggest is a federal power grab seems to be blissfully ignorant of the corruption of the state legislatures that led the people to overwhelming support of the 17th admendment at that time which remains the vast majority to this day. You, my friend, along with the flat-earthers, are in the definite minority.
Only during a convention, plus all articles are laid out before all the states prior to the convention. New amendments cannot make it to the floor. The convention only happens when all the states attending agree in advance on the motions to be considered. Runaway convention is impossible.
How does it do away with the state voice if the senators are chosen by the people and not other politicians?