The 17th amendment was a huge mistake. It transformed the concept of federalism.
But the states approved this monstrosity. This illustrates my contention that the states could not wait to surrender as much power as they could to the fedgov.
Please explain to me where in my posting of the language of Amendment 17 there is any surrendering of state power? It looks to me as if it is all about how the states elect or replace Senators if one is gone.