To: Bubba Ho-Tep
The 17th Amendment denies States themselves representation as it makes Senators directly elected by the people-of-the States rather than the people-acting-as-the-state [state legislators].
1,154 posted on
10/19/2010 8:45:51 AM PDT by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: OneWingedShark
So why did so many state legislatures rush to ratify the 17th?
1,157 posted on
10/19/2010 9:19:33 AM PDT by
Bubba Ho-Tep
("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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