Texans will vote on several Consitutional amendments this November. Amendments include changes to property taxes, parental rights and bail. All items will be on the ballot on November 4. Texas ...

The 17th Amendment was one of several innovations during the so-called Progressive Era meant to promote direct democracy, such as ballot initiatives, recall elections and party primaries.

Repealing the 17th Amendment, which would end the direct election of U.S. senators and return the power of appointing senators to state legislatures, is a popular idea among many conservatives ...

In June 2011, Roy Moore suggested on a radio show that getting rid of constitutional amendments after the Tenth would solve many issues in the way the US government is structured.

One popular idea making the rounds among some conservatives and Tea Partiers is a call for the repeal of the 17th Amendment. From the LA Times: A common theme among those in the “tea party ...

The best way to revive the 10th Amendment is to repeal the 17th Amendment -- which provides that each state's senators are to be ...

The 17th Amendment eliminated the state legislatures from the election process and instead required that senators be directly elected by the people. What’s wrong with this? Plenty.

The now 110-year-old alteration to the Constitution definitively altered the balance of power away from the states and toward the national government.

The 17th Amendment critically altered the balance of power between state governments and the federal government, to the detriment of the states.

Amendment XVII: “The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.

Police in a California coastal community received an influx of calls earlier this week about people filming citizens at the ...