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.
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EXCELLENT
I agree, let us go back to what the Senate is supposed to represent. The States
all states should join this movement stand with utah and take our nation back
You are up to something for Obama!
Country would be better off
The amendment is directly against what the founders would of wanted. Just like in 1913 when they established a private bank to loan money to the government i.e the Federal reserve. This is the problem with people not knowing the founding principles
No, because it would be fair game on all amendment
Worth reading and investigating.
I’ve been saying this for some time now. Good for him! We have Senators who are in constant campaign mode, catering to special interests and hanging with their D.C cronies, making behind the door deals and NOT representing US. If we repeal the 17th Amendment, then the Senators of each state would be chosen by the State Representatives who live among us. Each Senator would report to local officials and could be brought back home and replaced should they go their own way. They would be accountable to us.