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To: MosesKnows
Well, it isn't my opinion. It is James Madison's.

With every unconstitutional act coming out of DC, I ask myself if it would have occurred if the States ran the Senate.

For instance, so much of our society has been harmed by Scotus. Would a Senate of the States consent to judges with a history, a written trail of hostility to the 10th Amendment? No way.

32 posted on 05/09/2013 2:07:58 PM PDT by Jacquerie (How few were left who had seen the republic! - Tacitus, The Annals)
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To: Jacquerie
Would a Senate of the States

I do not dispute the merit of repealing the 17th amendment but I also must face the reality. The reality is that in order to repeal the 17th amendment 2/3 of Congress and 3/4 of the states must agree.

I don’t see a path to that goal without a constitutional government. You have the legal right to demand that your representatives only legislate within the powers granted Congress in the Constitution.

34 posted on 05/09/2013 3:42:27 PM PDT by MosesKnows
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