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.
Thanks Richard
MAKES TOO MUCH SENSE FOR CONGRESS TO CONCUR….
Finally someone speaks the truth
Repealing the 17th would eliminate national campaigns for or against senators. This would also remove a lot of money from politics. These senators get elected and lose touch with the people that sent them there. Once elected they usually stay forever………a whole different issue. Term limits for ALL.
I think the votes should go to the people and the people o ly if the Senates get to vote who they want it will be just like the presidential votes its electoral vote only and the US citizens vote doesn’t matter
GOOD IDEAL
Elected by the people. Special interest money should hold no power as to how a person elected by the people should vote.
Once you start to Repeal any part of the Amendment,there won’t be any stopping them,from rewriting the whole thing.Leave it alone!!
DONT TOUCH OUR CONSTITUTION.
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