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.
Good idea, however it is being headed up by representative Ken Ivory, who is Utah’s main proponent for a Con Con, and using this cause as a ploy to call one.
No. Emphatically no. I contend that repealing and amendment automatically dissolves the United States of America. Then I$#%&!@*my guns and defend my family and freedom.
I agree, repeal it and reform term limits. I’m sick of professional politicians that stay and steal from the public and take bribes from so called lobbyist! We also need to stop Congressional pentions.
That’s what I have been saying…. but they can’t do it alown…
why repeal the 17th amendment … just tell your congressional members that they damn well better listen to the state legislators and citizens of the state, or they won’t have a seat the following election … easy and simple, problem solved
Yes Yes YES! Been believing this forever!
Not true. The original Bill of Rights is to remain untouched. As in shall not be infringed. As in outside the jurisdiction of the federal government.
Do the fukn job you were elected to do and you won’t have to worry about getting your dumb$#%&!@*voted out of office.
J.P. Pulley because a progressive introduced the 17th amendment! Woodrow Wilson!
Damon Feller do you trust your stateegislative machine to elect your senators?
I sure don’t