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.
Repealing the 17th Amendment is WAY overdue. In my view, the passage of the 17th was the biggest mistake we ever made.
Fred McCall I have heard that claim many times. It simply is not true.
This is a great start to clean up congress. Then the 16th has to be next.
He is right!
The State’s voice must also be the people’s voice how could it possibly be different? State politicians are elected to represent the people of that state just like federal politicians are!
Convention is States. Article V. If you’re not familiar already with this, look it up.
About damn time. This was the true end of states rights when the Senate crossed to federalism
How do people like Tremell Doyle exist??? Saying Hillary is more honorable than Trump??? Hillary is clearly the worst of any evils running
Senators are supposed to represent the State’s interests. As long as California stays blue, one should not be surprised if their senator’s are also blue. Any red districts would be represented in the House.
Jeff, I’m already represented in the House.