FrankRep
11-12-2010, 08:15 AM
The 17th Amendment establishes direct, popular election of U.S. Senators, superseding Article 1, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 which empowered state legislatures to elect senators.
Kentucky Senate president wants 17th Amendment repealed (http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Ky-Senate-president-wants-17th-Amendment-repealed-107231833.html)
WPSD Local 6
Nov 11, 2010
Kentucky Senate President David Williams says state legislators - not voters - should choose member of the U.S. Senate.
Declaring himself "a tea partyer," Williams on Wednesday called for repeal of the 17th amendment, which provides for popular election of U.S. senators.
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Williams made the statements while speaking to about 50 University of Kentucky law students.
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Repeal the 17th! - Restore the Constitution!
Tea Party Wants to Dump 17th Amendment? (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/constitution/3689-tea-party-wants-to-dump-17th-amendment)
There is a sizable bloc of Tea Party supporters calling for repeal of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution. The 17th Amendment establishes direct, popular election of U.S. Senators, superseding Article 1, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 which empowered state legislatures to elect senators. by Joe Wolverton II
Should We Repeal the 17th Amendment? (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/3229-should-we-repeal-the-17th-amendment)
Representative Louie Golmert of Texas has recently proposed that United States senators be elected as they once were, by the legislatures of the states. This would require a repeal of the 17th Amendment, which requires direct election of senators by the people. by Bruce Walker
Repeal Direct Election of Senators? (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/constitution/5051-repeal-direct-election-of-senators)
Mike Lee, the Republican nominee for the Senate in the Utah election this year, supports repealing the 17th Amendment. “People would be better off if senators, when they deliver their messages to Washington, remember the sovereignty of the state,” Lee told reporters recently. by Bruce Walker
Judge Napolitano: Repeal the "Progressive" 17th Amendment For Better Local Representation
YouTube - Judge Napolitano: Repeal the "Progressive" 17th Amendment For Better Local Representation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFUctrLsuFM)
Kentucky Senate president wants 17th Amendment repealed (http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Ky-Senate-president-wants-17th-Amendment-repealed-107231833.html)
WPSD Local 6
Nov 11, 2010
Kentucky Senate President David Williams says state legislators - not voters - should choose member of the U.S. Senate.
Declaring himself "a tea partyer," Williams on Wednesday called for repeal of the 17th amendment, which provides for popular election of U.S. senators.
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Williams made the statements while speaking to about 50 University of Kentucky law students.
...
Repeal the 17th! - Restore the Constitution!
Tea Party Wants to Dump 17th Amendment? (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/constitution/3689-tea-party-wants-to-dump-17th-amendment)
There is a sizable bloc of Tea Party supporters calling for repeal of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution. The 17th Amendment establishes direct, popular election of U.S. Senators, superseding Article 1, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 which empowered state legislatures to elect senators. by Joe Wolverton II
Should We Repeal the 17th Amendment? (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/3229-should-we-repeal-the-17th-amendment)
Representative Louie Golmert of Texas has recently proposed that United States senators be elected as they once were, by the legislatures of the states. This would require a repeal of the 17th Amendment, which requires direct election of senators by the people. by Bruce Walker
Repeal Direct Election of Senators? (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/constitution/5051-repeal-direct-election-of-senators)
Mike Lee, the Republican nominee for the Senate in the Utah election this year, supports repealing the 17th Amendment. “People would be better off if senators, when they deliver their messages to Washington, remember the sovereignty of the state,” Lee told reporters recently. by Bruce Walker
Judge Napolitano: Repeal the "Progressive" 17th Amendment For Better Local Representation
YouTube - Judge Napolitano: Repeal the "Progressive" 17th Amendment For Better Local Representation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFUctrLsuFM)