Repeal The 17 Amendment:
By Guest Poster - Seth
Repeal The 17 Amendment:
For those of you who don't know, Alberto Gonzales was confirmed yesterday. There was dissent from the Democrat party. Only six Dems voted to confirm him. One of my state Senators, Bill Nelson, voted with the six. I'm glad he voted that way, however, it brought to mind an interesting change that happened in 1913. The seventeenth amendment to the Constitution changed the way that Senators become elected. At one time the State Senators were appointed by the State Governor and confirmed by the State Congress. Thanks to the 17th amendment they are elected by popular vote.
The reason that the Senators were appointed to the US Senate is so that they would represent the will of the States in Federal affairs. The confirmation hearings would never be this politically charged if the Senators represented the interests of the State rather than the interests of the people of the State. The 17th amendment should be repealed!
Repeal The 17 Amendment:
For those of you who don't know, Alberto Gonzales was confirmed yesterday. There was dissent from the Democrat party. Only six Dems voted to confirm him. One of my state Senators, Bill Nelson, voted with the six. I'm glad he voted that way, however, it brought to mind an interesting change that happened in 1913. The seventeenth amendment to the Constitution changed the way that Senators become elected. At one time the State Senators were appointed by the State Governor and confirmed by the State Congress. Thanks to the 17th amendment they are elected by popular vote.
The reason that the Senators were appointed to the US Senate is so that they would represent the will of the States in Federal affairs. The confirmation hearings would never be this politically charged if the Senators represented the interests of the State rather than the interests of the people of the State. The 17th amendment should be repealed!
