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To: bassmaner
And the 17th Amendment, also enacted during the Wilson years (which changed the way U.S. Senators assumed power from being appointed by state legislatures to a popular election), was the last nail in the coffin for state's rights.

I blame the 17th amendment for Clinton's impeachment acquital.

19 posted on 08/11/2003 8:01:29 AM PDT by murdoog (i just changed my tag line)
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To: murdoog
And the lack of a 17th for Johnson's acquittal.
46 posted on 08/11/2003 9:33:19 AM PDT by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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