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Three of the four candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Virginia agree that efforts to repeal the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – which authorizes the direct election of senators – are impractical at best. In post-debate interviews in Roanoke on Saturday, where all four candidates participated in a forum sponsored by the Republican Party of Virginia, the candidates expressed their views on the 17th Amendment in response to questions posed by the Charlottesville Libertarian Examiner. ‘Repeal Amendment’ alternative Jamie Radtke said that she does not think the repeal efforts are viable, “so I’ve been...

RICHMOND, Va. - It was one of the reasons the civil war was fought. 150 years later, the cry of "states' rights" is again gaining traction in legislatures across the country. Virginia may be among the first to consider what's called the "Repeal Amendment." The proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution would allow two-thirds of the states to overturn any act of Congress. "It's a check on this threat to American liberties imposed by a runaway Congress in today's out of control federal government", says Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell (R-Frederickburg), one of the sponsors. But over in the Virginia...

Yet another unanticipated fastball has been hurled directly at the radical left’s destructive agenda. It is called the Repeal Amendment. Brainchild of Georgetown Constitutional Law Professor Randy Barnett, the proposal has gotten legs with the help of Florida attorney Marianne Moran, Executive Director of RepealAmendment.org.The proposal calls for a constitutional amendment that would allow the states, by a two-thirds majority vote, to repeal objectionable federal legislation and regulations. Virginia Representative Eric Cantor, slated to be Majority Leader in the upcoming Congress, has gotten behind the movement, as has Virginia’s governor, and lieutenant governor, leaders in the state legislature and Virginia’s...