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.
Exactly
He wants to take the election of senators away from the people. What is he? Does he think we aren’t smart enough to elect our congress?
The constitution stands
What? This would be great – the 17th amendment shifted power from the States to the Feds!
And while they are at it, repeal the income tax and Federal reserve board, all passed in 1913. that year started the downhill slide of the USA.
Chris Dohogne The issue is that congress in and of itself does not hat the authority to amend the Constitution or repeal any amendments
What we really need is the “Bill of Wrongs”. The ten things government is not allowed to do…just as the rights of citizens were spelled out by the Bill of Rights, clearly, the limits that the Federal Government MUST operate under need to be spelled out. First should be that no permanent bureaucracy may be created. For, bureaucracies know no master but power.
Chris Dohogne: Umm….no it did not. It made the election of U.S. Senators directly from the people of the particular state mandatory. Prior to the ammendment, in accordance with Aritcle I, Section III, Senators were appointed by each state legislature. There was no popular election for Senators. Repeal of the 17th Ammendment would mean that you would no longer be able to vote for your Senators. They would be appointed by your state legislature. Because that’s what we need, less accountability to the people.
Because you don’t like voting for your Senators? Really?
Wow! The 17th ammendment mandates that Senators be elected by the people. Prior to its enaction, they were appointed by the state legislatures. In other words, if its repealed, you will not be able to vote for your Senators. They will be appointed by your state legislature. And THATS not a recipe for bribary, is it! Give me a break.