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.
Just change it to 6 year term limits
No more , Trump intends to follow the Constitution FULLY !
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The 17th amendment needs to be repealed and the decision making of Senatorial appointment given back to the States. This would go a long ways toward re-establishing states rights.
Why else would states have senators? I think this is a good repeal.
So taking away the people’s choice is a win for freedom? People got some real fycking stupid ideas. This only makes it possible for special interest groups to get even more involved idiots.
amen
This would take away the people’s freedomsand choice. Rand would never creat a bill like that.