Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "[edit] Calls for repeal
There are some who have called for the repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment.[4] For example, former Senator Zell Miller, upon retiring from the Senate, said “Direct elections of Senators … allowed Washington’s special interests to call the shots, whether it is filling judicial vacancies, passing laws, or issuing regulations.”[5] Thomas DiLorenzo, author of The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, said 'The Seventeenth Amendment was one of the last nails to be pounded into the coffin of federalism in America.[6] Some blame the Amendment, together with the Sixteenth Amendment, for the expansion of the authority of the United States Congress in the twentieth century.[7]"
There are some who have called for the repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment.[4] For example, former Senator Zell Miller, upon retiring from the Senate, said “Direct elections of Senators … allowed Washington’s special interests to call the shots, whether it is filling judicial vacancies, passing laws, or issuing regulations.”[5] Thomas DiLorenzo, author of The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, said 'The Seventeenth Amendment was one of the last nails to be pounded into the coffin of federalism in America.[6] Some blame the Amendment, together with the Sixteenth Amendment, for the expansion of the authority of the United States Congress in the twentieth century.[7]"
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