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To: Reagan69

Could someone explain why she says to “repeal the 17th amendment” and take their senators back?

Just read through the amendment, don’t understand that statement.

I also think the states should propose a consititutional amendment to prohibit any government body from making medical decisions for individuals.... or something to that effect. I believe almost EVERY American would favor that and it would be ratified.


21 posted on 03/23/2010 5:00:40 AM PDT by Reagan69 (Hey, let me know when your health insurance premiums go DOWN, as promised !)
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To: Reagan69

“Could someone explain why she says to “repeal the 17th amendment” and take their senators back?”

Originally Senators were appointed by the state legislature, not popularly elected.

This ensured that the interests of each state were carried to D.C. Instead we have the situation where the state’s interests are not represented in D.C., taking away any vestige of ‘state’s rights’.

Restoring the original design of appointed senators would go a long way toward reducing the size of the federal gov’t.


23 posted on 03/23/2010 5:14:40 AM PDT by webstersII
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