We need to excise the 16th, 17th, and 19th -the Progressive- Amendments. So long as the 17th and 19th are still part of the Constitution, any reform in the government, even paring it wa-a-a-a-y back, will be only temporary. Repealing the 16th would be icing on the cake.
Agreed. It’s way past time to rein in Washington D.C.