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.
you’re right I miss typed the numbers.
About time…
The 17th amendment was put in under the lie about corruption and that if it was good enough for congress then why not the senate? Well, Artile 1 of the constitution was set up to give voice to the PEOPLE through the congress. Then the voice of the STATE was through the senate by senators appointed by the state legislatures. If the senator went against the will of the state, they could be immediately recalled. The 17th amendment did away with the state voice. The founders set it up that way because they feared an overpowering Federal government. the 17th ammendment moved power away from the states. It needs to be repealed.
Who the h Is this dumbass trying to change our constitution.
If y’all get it passed, I may move there, or, see it happen where I live?!
Just say “no” to the central bank mafia!
Bad idea!!
The worst Amendment next to the 18th.
Good idea
Let’s go for the whole enchilada: repeal the 16th and while we’re at it, the 19th (heh).