1913 amendment establishing the direct election of senators
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about a recent gathering of conservative state legislators. A common misconception throughout modern American politics is that, because a state is run by Republicans,…
The calendar has come out for the House Committee on Judiciary Subcommittee B, and on the docket is House Joint Resolution 374, Rescind Constitutional Convention Calls. This is a serious…
It seems that progressives cannot decide if they want more democracy or less. In the early 1900s they wanted more. With the 1913 17th Amendment, they demanded and got popular…
Interest in repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution might seem particularly strong at this moment among conservatives, with Republicans continuing to face minority status in the next…
George Will takes on one of his favorite whipping boys, Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisc) here. Feingold, along with his partner in crime, Sen. John McCain, is not satisfied with eviscerating…
Daniel Pollitt spent many years teaching prospective lawyers flowing through the UNC-Chapel Hill law school. He’s likely influenced many of the state’s legal authorities. That’s why it’s disturbing that his…
Bruce Bartlett’s column yesterday noted the difference between the Founders conception of how the government would work under the Constitution and how it has evolved. He notes that the Founders…
Michael Sanera in his post below cites Madison writing in the Federalist Papers on the issue of whether the supreme court might have a bias in favor of the federal…
Michael raises an interesting question below about the relative strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. Constitution. Two quick reactions: First, of course the Constitution was flawed. It resulted from political…
I have thought about writing an article entitled something like “The Top Ten Blunders in US History,” but had not previously considered including the 17th Amendment, which provides for direct…