The Direct Election of Senators is Unconstitutional
In Article IV the Constitution demands that we have a republican form of government and the direct election of senators violates that prohibition.
In Article V the Constitutions guarantees that n
Read more…In Article 5 in the Constitution it was mandated that no state could lose their representation in the Senate without their consent. In order for the 17th amendment to be lawfully ratified every state would have needed to vote in favor
of its ratifica
Read more…On March 18, 1913 the state legislature of the state of Delaware voted to reject the proposed 17th Amendment and July 1, 2010 the legislature of Delaware voted to ratify the 17th Amendment,
Delaware became the 39th state to ratify the 17th Amendment.
Read more…In order to participate in the process of amending the Constitution it is required that two thirds of the representatives in both the House and the Senate vote in favor of all proposed amendments. Territories that were to become states in the future
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In 1913 the legislature of the state of Utah refused to ratify the proposed 17th amendment. They knew that the members of the state legislature were authorized to choose who would represent the state in Congress,
The following states have not rati
Read more…In order to the amendment to have lawfully been ratified all of the 48 states that existed when the amendment was proposed. Article V clearly guarantees that no state can be denied its suffrage in the senate without their consent.
To date 41 states
Read more…When the 17th Amendment was submitted to the states for ratification Alaska and Hawaii had not yet been admitted as states. In for the proposed amendment to be ratified it would need the approval of the legislatures of 36 or the 48. On April 8, 1913,
Read more…The founding fathers wanted to create a republic because they feared the tyranny of the majority. They understood that in a democracy the rights of the individuals would be threatened by the will of the majority.
The Constitution created a series of
Read more…When Parliament began to violate their rights, the colonists complained and when their petitions were ignored they took action. When the people in the Northern States believed that the Fugitive Slave Law was unconstitutional, they didn't nullified it
Read more…Many of the Northern States refused to comply with the Fugitive Slave Law. because they believed it was Unconstitutional. They did not ask the Supreme Court to render an opinion Today, states still have aright to nullify laws that violate the Constit
Read more…And the Birth of Democracy
A bicameral legislature was established as the result of a Great Compromise that created two legislative houses with two different constituencies. This model creates a system of checks and balances that helps to guarantee
Read more…The Death of the Republic
A bicameral legislature was established as the result of a Great Compromise that created two legislative houses with two different constituencies. This model created a system of checks and balances that helps to guarantee t
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SALT LAKE CITY — A resolution calling for a repeal of the 17th Amendment narrowly passed the House on Wednesday with a vote of 39-34.
The 17th Amendment allows U.S. senators to be elected by the people, rather than by a state's legislature.
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Read more…In writing the Constitution the delegates of the states wanted to create a government with limited power that could be prevented from abusing the people it wa created to protect. The following provisions were added
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Learn why the 17th Amendment is Unconstitutional
There have been many times when states have exercised their right to nullify unconstitutional federal laws.
Dear Utah State Legislator,
Back in 1913 Congress submitted the proposed 17th amendment to your state legislature for ratification. Thirty six of the legislatures of the forty eight states voted to surrender their representation in the Senate,
Twelve
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