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.
How can Congress repeal an amendment??????? they cant.. it has to go through a constitutinal convention..
Scott, if it’s an amendment it was not part of the Constitution
Totally support this repeal.
Nice novel,lol!
The 17th Amendment should have never been passed. It has made a mess of our government.
With the current level of trust in our politicians today. Who in the hell would be crazy enough to trust them. Start messing with the Constitution they will totally destroy it.
Excellent…let’s repeal the 13th next…
Finally, here is a record of some of Hellary’s
Vote from the rooftops.
This is the dumbest idea ever, it just makes things less democratic.