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Seventeenth Amendment (view source)
Revision as of 15:45, February 23, 2008
, 15:45, February 23, 2008{{US amendments}}
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.
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.
The Senate, which was comprised of senators selected by state legislatures rather than democratically elected by the people, refused for years to pass this amendment. The states resorted to the alternative mechanism for amendment in bypassing Congress and passing resolutions calling for a constitutional convention. When nearly enough states (2/3rd of the United States) had passed resolutions for a constitutional convention, the Senate averted a constitutional convention by finally passing this amendment and sending it to the states for ratification.
The Senate, which was comprised of senators selected by state legislatures rather than democratically elected by the people, refused for years to pass this amendment. The states resorted to the alternative mechanism for amendment in bypassing Congress and passing resolutions calling for a constitutional convention. When nearly enough states (2/3rd of the United States) had passed resolutions for a constitutional convention, the Senate averted a constitutional convention by finally passing this amendment and sending it to the states for ratification.
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[[Category: Constitution]]
[[Category: Constitution]]