To: CDHart
Ratified in 1913, Amendment XVII to our constitution provides for popular election of senators. Prior to that, senators were elected by the legislatures of the states. Ever since senators became subject to the popular vote, things have gone downhill.
YES! This is where we lost the Republic. Along with the XVI Amendment to the constitution, The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes.... Repeal of these two amendments would go a long way toward restoring the republic
TG
65 posted on
10/30/2005 7:13:01 AM PST by
lapsi
To: lapsi
Yes, it would. I've e-mailed Glenn Beck, Neal Boortz, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Tony Snow and everyone else I could think of. But have not received any responses and have not heard anything to indicate they got the information. Probably tilting at windmills -- I'm good at that!
Carolyn
85 posted on
10/30/2005 10:40:09 AM PST by
CDHart
(The world has become a lunatic asylum and the lunatics are in charge.)
To: lapsi
"Repeal of these two amendments would go a long way toward restoring the republic" Yep, I agree. Plus, I wish we could pass one more amendment, that congress shall pass no additional law for the next ten years without repealing at least two laws.
93 posted on
10/30/2005 8:16:08 PM PST by
Sam Cree
(absolute reality - Miami)
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