Amendment XVII

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. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.
When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.
This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.”

The Seventeenth Amendment states that Senators are to serve a term of 6 years and that there shall be two chosen from each state by the people through voting. Also, that when there is a vacancy before the election, then the State has to allow an election and the legislature temporary fill-ins until a new elections determines the new Senator.

This amendment outlines the term of the Senate and circumstances in which a new Senate has to be elected. I consider this type of amendment a procedural one in that it explains the process of something, like steps to an act.


In this video it is suggested that the 17th Amendment be repealed because it would give local states more power. I think that it’s more important the people have power over voting because it affects our lives. I believe that there would be even more lying and cheating involved if the voting was left up to the State Legislators.

This is a video of radical patriots who also believe that the US representatives are not representing the people and that States would best represent the people of the state. I can understand that concern, but I remain cynical of the government because I think most them are liars and frauds, n I also think of State Legislators as political figures who are also liars. The people in this video have rallies and have tea parties because they feel that they are being taxed without representation due to a lack of the States being representatives.