[Yardstick]

I think giving state legislatures the power to recall senators is a good idea. It would help undo some of the problems of direct election of senators but would have the political advantage of not seeking to reverse it outright. It could be sold as empowering the people by giving them a way to control an out of control senator via their state legislature. Maybe it could even be done by popular referendum within the state — in which case it really would be a “power to the people” thing rather than a “states rights” thing.

[Spartan79]

I agree that giving the power to recall a senator to the state legislature would be a good idea as a way of possibly tempering the damage done by the 17th amendment, providing for election of senators. However, I'll still stand by my original comment: Of course, the prospect for such an amendment garnering the necessary votes in the Senate to go to the states is exactly zero.