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.
This is a bad idea! Once you open this door say goodbye to your rights. They will appeal the 2nd amendment next then your freedom of speech will go… Fucking sheep. Vote in term limits to make them do what you want!
Nope!
Yeah like we would want the losers running this state to also choose our Senators. I will pass thank you.
The 17th Amendment should never have been passed.
Stupid
and TERM LIMTS.
It can be repealed the same way it was enacted – like any constitutional amendment, congress puts forth the motion and the states ratify or not.
No, VETO
Dumbasses always have to bring race into the mix
Terry, the Founders set it so the People were represented by the House of Representatives and the States were represented in the Senate.
Thanks to the 17th Amendment, the States are not represented on the Federal level.