Kevin O'Brien is correct in suggesting that the 17th Amendment to the Constitution should be repealed. The Constitution originally provided for the equal distribution of power in the legislature to be ...

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Seventeenth Amendment, ...

Wood County voters will get to vote on 17 potential amendments to the Texas Constitution on Nov. 4. “Texas lawmakers have ...

Much has changed since the creation of the Electoral College. The great thing about America is everyone is entitled to their opinion. Some believe the United States is a democracy and the electoral ...

The Aug. 5 letter “GOP attempts to hold power” contends that it would be a violation of the Constitution, specifically the 17th amendment, for the Kentucky Legislature to require the Democratic ...

In an "As I See It" published on Nov. 15, Paul F. deLespinasse proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to help "rebalance the power of the states and the federal government" by taking out of ...

A former aide to state Sen. Bo Watson, R-Hixson, who is running for Congress said in a recent debate among Republican candidates for Tennessee's 5th District the idea he is most passionate about is ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens to a reporter's question during a news conference at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Lexington, Ky on April 5, 2021 (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley).