That would be the 17th amendment….and the MAGA twats are busy trying to get rid of the amendment….but what is it, right?
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.
When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.
MAGA hates this and wants to return to the days when the governors decided….
A group of House Republicans is seeking to repeal the 17th Amendment as tensions with Senate Republicans deepen over the stalled SAVE America Act. While reports suggest the repeal proposal, introduced by Rep. Keith Self of Texas, has little chance of becoming law, the effort highlights growing frustration among House conservatives, who have accused the Senate of failing to advance one of their top priorities ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Self, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, introduced legislation that would repeal the 17th Amendment and return the selection of senators to state legislatures, the system used before the amendment was ratified in 1913. The 17th Amendment gave Americans the right to directly elect U.S. senators. Self’s bill has eight Republican cosponsors: Eric Burlison of Missouri, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Clay Higgins of Louisiana, Sheri Biggs of South Carolina and Michael Cloud of Texas.
In a statement, Self argued that direct election ratified by the 17th Amendment has “given us six-year politicians more focused on national ambitions and the institution of the U.S. Senate than on the states they serve.” He added that the Senate was designed to “protect state sovereignty and act as a check on federal overreach.”
“If senators are supposed to represent their states, then the states should choose them. Repealing the 17th Amendment will restore that constitutional balance and make the Senate more accountable to the people of Texas and every other state in the union,” he said.
https://knewz.com/house-republicans-push-repeal-17th-amendment-feud-gop-senators/
First of all senators represent the checkbook that funds them and secondly they are all in it for themselves….the people are the furthest from their concerns.
Finally they would have yes men in the Senate (they already do but more would be better)….
This is just MAGA trying to force their idiot-ologies on the process…..
A horrible idea……this needs to be put in the toilet and flushed.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
All this interference in the constitution and its amendments doesn’t bode well. I sense more to come, including possible ‘re-writes’.
Best wishes, Pete.
It is interesting for it would require a convention to do so…..but I am sure Donny and the thugs are working on an alternative. chuq
Yes, a terrible idea– yes, put it in the toilet and flush …but remember to clean and disinfect the toilet afterward.
That needs to be an industrial cleaner……chuq
“If senators are supposed to represent their states, then the states should choose them. Repealing the 17th Amendment will restore that constitutional balance and make the Senate more accountable to the people of Texas and every other state in the union,” he said.”
Seriously? DId he actually listen to what he just said? That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. The states ALREADY choose their senators. The senators are already accountable to the people of their states. Far more accountable than they would be if they were selected by a governor or state legislature because they have to run in a general election where they are selected by all of the people, not just a bunch of partisan legislators or a governor.
The best way to make sure that politicians actually represent the people of their districts is to eliminate the absolute joke of a campaign finance system that we currently have. Only eligible voters in the politicians home district may make any kind of contribution to a politician’s campaign. No corporations, no phony scam PACs, no money laundering special interest groups funneling money from oligarchs into the system.
I think it is is a sound idea….chuq