With America:
nineteen trillion dollars in debt;
being overwhelmed by illegal immigration;
Having its military intentionally sissified by the commander in chief;
Losing influence and respect all around the world;
You want the candidates to prioritize your pet project - some irrelevant esoterica about the 17th Amendment?
You’ve got that right regarding Article V fanaticism.
Not to mention the Pandora’s box it opens up.
Besides, let’s be honest here.
What politician could ever truly be trusted to be in favor of relinquishing gov’t power and actually see it through?
RE: “.. seems to me as would-be conservatives, Trump, Cruz would be all over these questions. With position and analysis and their version of support ..
With America:
nineteen trillion dollars in debt;
being overwhelmed by illegal immigration;
Having its military intentionally sissified by the commander in chief;
Losing influence and respect all around the world;
You want the candidates to prioritize your pet project - some irrelevant esoterica about the 17th Amendment?”
You want the candidates to prioritize your pet project - some irrelevant esoterica about the 17th Amendment?
Your list of problems we currently face is all the result of creeping Federalism, with states not having enough say on Federal matters. Huge disconnect with professional politicians in Washington who only represent themselves and those that can help them.
There is nothing Esoteric about the 17th amendment, and the Article V convention has been written about by Mark Levin and has actually passed some State Legistlatures.
Passage of the 17th amendment started the downfall of our Constitutional Republic and began our path to a Fascist Plutocracy.