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.
repeal the 16th amendment stop irs
Wyatt Doan the 17th Amendment is not really a right. It’s a procedural action that put Senators at the call of special interests, instead of their home legislatures. Look at Harry Reid would he seriously still be in power if ge had to answer to the Nevada legislature? Hell no.
So we never should’ve repealed prohibition? There are a few amendments made in the 20th century that the Founders would’ve hated.
Foret, we were discussing the 17th amendment not the second. What I’m getting at is don’t take it out. But amend it if we have add to it to clarify for liberals , dems, republ., and conserv. All so there is clear lines drawn
The second amendment Bob Kelly is very clear. It is as it should be. In every part of the second amendment touches clearly on all parts that would concern a firearm of any kind.
If you don’t like guns don’t own one,
If you don’t want your kid shot and killed teach him not to play with guns and have respect for law enforcement. Simple. If your a criminal sorry for your luck don’t break the law and act stupid and you won’t get shot.
I agree
Guns don’t kill, people kill. If we matched all killings side by side. Knives would be higher than guns.
Constitution is the law of this kind if you don’t like it carry your$#%&!@*,
Something to think about when you cast your vote….INSANITY IS DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND EXPECTING A DIFFERENT RESULT! !.. elites,lobbyists /media=George Soros, TED turner/hillary=obama/bernie=socialism, rubio/cruz=puppets GOP, nothing less nothing more !!now****Trump=exposed all of it!! Hmmmm what’s your choice???
LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE, DO NOT MESS WITH OUR CONSTITUTION.