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 sure I am comfortable with another set of politicians selecting our Senators. The big money would just go to state politicians.
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Bad idea. We should have the right to elect by vote. We should not give the states the right to appoint.
I feel that they should. They need to answer to the state.
Yes! Better than Term Limits and this indeed would represent the people of the State as it’s the people who elect their local Representatives. Local politicians are more accountable to their local communities, easier to vote out of office if they fail the people.
Question.
When the Senator was chosen by the state, were they able to be recalled and replaced at any time?
And did they have a term as they do now?
No no no …..
I think everything should just remain as it is right now. No need to change things until we get a new president and especially when this is happening in Utah.
It’s a necessity if we ever hope to thurn things around!
This is great! This could mean stronger state sovereignty, and the interests of the states – each intended to be their own independent bodies in nearly everything – would be more protected.