Georgia state House seeks to repeal the Seventeenth Amendment

The US Report ^ | Feb. 26, 2013 | Chris Carter

[FatMax]

Should the states repeal the Seventeenth Amendment, the balance of power would significantly shift from the left to the right. Most states have Republican majority state legislatures: http://victoryinstitute.net/wethepeople/archives/15

[OneWingedShark]

Where do I sign up? How do I help!?

[cripplecreek]

As much as I would like to see it happen, we can’t trust our current congress with the constitution.

Personally something I would like to see instead of an out right repeal would be to stop electing senators by popular vote. (Give them a certain number of votes per district)

Seems kind of funny that we can change how we vote for president within the states but we’re stuck with the current situation when it comes to senators.

There is a lot of support for going proportional in presidential races in Michigan.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2991194/posts

[ZULU]

This is a double-edged sword. Not sure about this one.

I would HATE to have the New Jersey Legislature choose our Senators.

On the other hand, considering the blathering idiots (Corzine, Menendez, Lautenberg, “Dollar Bill” Bradley) the majority of New Jersey voters have sent to the Senate, maybe it would make no difference here but might improve the picture in sane places like Georgia.

[Tupelo]

I would donate my last dollar to this cause, if I thought it stood a snowball’s chance in hell of passing.
Does anyone with a brain think those 100 bastards in the Senate would allow it? Even 60 of them? 20? 10? 5? Maybe two.

[jboot]

The Seventeenth is a disaster for Original Intent. It emasculates the states legislatures and needs to go. Unfortunately it is probably with us forever.

[ConradofMontferrat]

The 17th was singularly the most damaging hit to the Constitution.

Progressives NEEDED to yank control away from the states. The Senate was established to put the brakes on the “rabble” in the house, where “mob rule” was known to prevail.

Repeal of the 17th should be the highest priority of all state legislatures.

Think this isn’t an important issue? The RATZ and other illegals and criminals will scream and holler and fight like demons with a lightning bolt up their butts. You think voter ID fight is big, wait till you see this one.

[Fiji Hill]

The Senate is supposed to represent the states, so I would like to see this pass.

[cripplecreek]

Yeah I’m sure Harry Reid’s senate would be nothing but honest and forthright while rooting around in the constitution.

[central_va]

While were in there fixing up the USC can we get rid of the 16th amendment also?

[central_va]

The 17th was singularly the most damaging hit to the Constitution.

I would say it is neck & neck with the 16th as to the most damaging. Hard call.

[FatMax]

Interesting how the sky is the limit as far as the Left is concerned, but there seems to be nothing but defeatism when it comes to anything difficult for the Right. And they don’t even have the Constitution on their side!

Of course the repeal won’t move forward right away. The Seventeenth Amendment wasn’t introduced and ratified overnight, either. What has to happen is a national discussion on state sovereignty and the original intent of the Constitution. The only reason this amendment worked was because they did so under the veil of democracy (we are a republic, not a democracy) and the public knew little of federalism or the effect such an amendment would have on state sovereignty and individual liberty.

[dagogo redux]

Bravo!

[cripplecreek]

Unfortunately it is probably with us forever.

If nothing else, progressives are devious and smart when it comes to doing things like the 17th amendment. It was popular vote snake oil sold under the empowerment label and had delivered exactly the opposite. Now we're stuck with senators who oppose the wishes of their own states on a regular basis.

You will never get denying the vote past the people. I'm not sure I trust my legislature enough to give that choice back to them. I'd rather see them elected by an electoral style system within the states.

[Gay State Conservative]

Secession is the only answer.States like NY,CA,IL,NJ,MA and several others are irretrievably lost.The deep "red" states...and even the not-so-deep "red" states should secede.The Communist States of America can print all the SSDI checks,issue all the EBT cards and Obama Phones,allow any number and combination of warm blooded creatures to marry one another and grant citizenship to as many illiterate Mexicans as they wish.But *we* will do things differently.And yes,I'd leave this filthy state of my birth to live in the newly created country.

I'm as serious as a heart attack,folks.If Quebec can do it (they came close a few years back) and if Scotland can do it (they have a referendum coming up) we can do it.

[ryan71]

Aye!

[jboot]

Things that are, are. I am not saying that we should not try. But it will be exceedingly difficult. We will have the MSM and the government working together against us the whole way.

[MCF]

We don’t need the Senate to agree with it. It can be done by Constitutional Convention, if 33 State Legislatures vote for it. The proposed amendment will be presented to all 50 states to vote on. Then, if 38 states approve it, goodbye 17th Amendment.

[central_va]

It is going to be difficult the progressives knew what they were doing when they passes the 16th and 17th amendments, they have the pure democracy now.

[Tupelo]

Constitution Convention???????

Can you even imagine what any Constitution that came from a modern constitution convention would look like?
By the time it was finished, this country would be ruled by a class of people that makes this bunch today look like small letter democrats. It would be much closer to Germany or Russia in 1939. Probably even worse.