[Jacquerie]

Bad decade of the 16-19 Amendments. Oh, and a world war.

America lost her head. The 17th Amendment alone pulled the keystone from the Framers' careful design.

It ended free government. The result is a federal constitution without a federal government, for the constitution acts on states which no longer had representation in congress.

[Ray76]

>> The result is a federal constitution without a federal government, for the constitution acts on states which no longer had representation in congress.

Exactly right.