the 17th amendment is a...weird thing to look at because it turned the senators into representatives elected by the people instead of elected by the state legislators - turning it into a second House.
I'm not sure what the argument could be - maybe that the Senate isn't a body representing the States anymore? But even so, there are only 2 per state - giving each state equal share in the senate. And this would be in violation of article III, I think.
Only time will tell.
the 17th amendment kind of messed things up - we should repeal it.
Yeah I’d like to dig into the thinking of the time. Why transform the senate?
Anyway, this argument is actually pretty simple, we are a republic or we aren’t. All states should be agreeing on the election process. Any state deviating is undercutting the others.
I can’t imagine any legitimate argument to these points. Not a lawyer.
the 17th amendment is a...weird thing to look at because it turned the senators into representatives elected by the people instead of elected by the state legislators - turning it into a second House.
I'm not sure what the argument could be - maybe that the Senate isn't a body representing the States anymore? But even so, there are only 2 per state - giving each state equal share in the senate. And this would be in violation of article III, I think.
Only time will tell.
the 17th amendment kind of messed things up - we should repeal it.
Yeah I’d like to dig into the thinking of the time. Why transform the senate?
Anyway, this argument is actually pretty simple, we are a republic or we aren’t. All states should be agreeing on the election process. Any state deviating is undercutting the others.