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.
Edward Lose – Exactly – Regardless of how the amendment is proposed by the house and senate, it must be ratified by the States. Look at for example the 27th amendment: proposed 9/25/1789 but not ratified by the states until 5/7/1992, that’s just over 200 years before the people and the state ratified it!
Finally someone understands what the founding fathers wanted.
The 17th Amendment came about during the Progressive Era. During this time in American history, reformers were pushing to clean up health standards, improve moral standards, elevate American education and fight corruption in state and local governments. The push for popular election of Senators became part of that campaign. It has become more corrupt thru the progressive liberal Obama administration as he continues to destroy America.
This is a horrible amendment. The crazy thing is that most people don’t even know what it is.
And it prevented career Senators. It also moderated the Senate. A governor is balanced by the legislators. It is unlikely that a senator would make a career of the position as they do now.
I guess State Senators are cheaper to purchase than US senators making it more cost effective.
you mean like the 19th ratified in 1920?
executive orders are not technically laws… read a book omg, of course congress can repeal an amendment…. its not like they say, aye, lets do this today bub, needs to pass senate (100 people) and the house (~436 people) which is population based , to pass must gain a majority vote in both, then be passed by the president and if he vetos, it can go back to the senate and house but must pass with a minimum # of votes not just a majority… 51% wont cut it, i believe 2/3 min is required
didnt you learn that in middle school
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