[Amendment10]

"Repealing the 17th would begin the process of rolling back the federal domination and restore the balance between the states and national government, in that state could evolve to become unique entities rather than this homogenized iApple/Google/Gap behaving people we have become. (Maybe this too Ron Paul?)”

Good point !

But if the states repeal 17A, they also need to put a stop to unconstititional federal taxes, taxes that Congress cannot justify under its constitutional Article I, Section 8-limited powers.

“Congress is not empowered to tax for those purposes which are within the exclusive province of the States.” —Justice John Marshall, Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.

Once unconstitutional federal taxes are stopped, the states will probably find a tsunami of new revenues that they won’t know what to do with.

[Dalberg-Acton]

“Once unconstitutional federal taxes are stopped, the states will probably find a tsunami of new revenues that they won’t know what to do with.”

I promise you, it won’t take them long to find something to spend it on.

[publius911]

But if the states repeal 17A, they also need to put a stop to unconstititional federal taxes, taxes that Congress cannot justify under its constitutional Article I, Section 8-limited powers.

That's such a great idea, but there is a less controversial path to the same results.

Reanimate and strengthen the 9th. Solidly part of the Bill of Rights, not subject to Amendment.