You'll be very pleased to see that my STATE political leaders are once again "standing up to the federal levinian", "taking matters into their own hands when the feds won't act" and ensuring they "have an agency in crafting legislation". Ain't it WONDERFUL that my state government is reclaiming their powers? Obama's pals in the Illinois legislature were MORE than happy to vote in favor of an "Article V convention" too, so they can have even MORE say when it comes to doing things that the Republican-controlled congress on the federal level ignored or simply doesn't approve of. (in this case, amnesty for illegals)
As I've said many times, 17th amendment or not, my state politicians have NEVER been shy into their sticking their nose into ALL KINDS of national issues and blatantly thumbing their nose at federal authorities when necessary to get what they want. And despite what the anti-17thers constantly insist, the federal government never tries to stop them, either.
Someone page Mark Levin on this. A state is finally doing what he has repeated called on them to do. If only the REST of the states would constantly bully federal officials and tell the feds what to do, as Illinois politicians routinely do.
Perhaps some of the frogs are beginning to jump out of the pot.