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- Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:53 am
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for Convention of States to take back states’ rights
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Re: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for Convention of States to take back states’ rights
If the ACLU favors what the Framers intended, wold they favor a repeal of the 17th amendment (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeen ... nstitution) where senators were once approved by the states legislatures and not elected by popular vote. The roll of senators was to act as lobbyists for their respective states. The states' check on Federal government overreach. If a senator wasn't working in the best interest of his/her state the state's legislature could recall that senator. Now, because of the need to raise so much money to get elected by popular vote senators are more beholden to special interest lobbies.