[H.Akston]

Some may argue that if you do away with the 17th Amendment (which I support doing away with) You'll have people in Congress who can directly tax you, without directly representing you. Therefore, in principle the 16th Amendment would have to fall like a domino behind the 17th.

[Twodees]

They already directly tax us without even the pretense of representing us. Senators now see themselves as national politicians. They accept "campign contributions" from people outside their states and even outside the US. They even accept contributions from foreign governments.

All four, the 14th through 17th need to go. Leaving any one in place makes it unlikely that the original form of government will ever be reinstated. JMO.