This amendment basically removed power from state legislatures in choosing to elect senators and put that power in the hands of the voters of each state.
This somewhat humorous video shows how the States lost the ability to contain or control the original limited function of the federal government.
The case to abolish the 17 Amendment
This article discusses how Paul F. deLespinasse proposed an amendment to the US Constitution to help "rebalance the power of the states and the federal government" by taking out of partisan presidential politics the power to select potential US Supreme Court justices to a "committee Consisting of the (50 state) chief justices.
This article discusses how Paul F. deLespinasse proposed an amendment to the US Constitution to help "rebalance the power of the states and the federal government" by taking out of partisan presidential politics the power to select potential US Supreme Court justices to a "committee Consisting of the (50 state) chief justices.
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