The long-forgotten 17th Amendment — the one that gave us direct election of senators — has suddenly moved to center stage in the new debate over constitutional first principles fostered by the Tea ...

You've already heard about most of the important issues in Missouri's U.S. Senate race, from taxes and budgets to Social Security and Medicare. Now comes the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. U ...

Another day in Trump’s America. Republican-backed proposal at the Arizona Capitol is reigniting debate over how U.S. senators should be chosen. The measure urges Congress to repeal the 17th Amendment ...

Editor’s note: This is one in a series examining the Constitution and Federalist Papers in today’s America. As we head toward the 2022 elections, it is a safe bet that few Americans can identify the ...

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Seventeenth Amendment, ...

A former aide to state Sen. Bo Watson, R-Hixson, who is running for Congress said in a recent debate among Republican candidates for Tennessee's 5th District the idea he is most passionate about is ...

The Constitution has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. In this regular series, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at the Amendments and how they ...

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The next frontier in the Republican assault on democracy involves a scheme to repeal the 17th Amendment and let Republican-controlled legislatures name senators. New Hampshire Republican US Senate ...

Much has changed since the creation of the Electoral College. The great thing about America is everyone is entitled to their opinion. Some believe the United States is a democracy and the electoral ...

Today, the definition of “senator” is a member of a Senate. The definition of a “senate” is a legislative or governing body. In the Founder’s era, a senate was defined as “an assembly of counselors; a ...

The Seventeenth Amendment provides that each state shall have two senators, elected through popular elections. But what if a vacancy arises through death, resignation, or expulsion? The Seventeenth ...