#17th amendment

[astirysk2electricboogaloo]

republicans are trying to repeal the 17th amendment. this means they’re trying to make it to where instead of voting for your senators yourself, your state legislature gets to decide your vote instead! doesn’t that sound great?

the people making the laws that affect your everyday life would get to decide who your next senator is too! you wouldn’t have to make that pesky choice yourself anymore!!! <3

not convinced? well have you ever thought, “man i sure am glad the totally not corrupt ceo that absolutely does not run a major monopoly in my state is in the pockets of the guys making the laws that would allow that to happen! wouldn’t it be great if the ceo could vote for me too? voting myself is so boring and time consuming!”

with your help, we could have all that and more if the 17th amendment gets repealed! just ignore what our good and pure republican congressmen are doing! they couldn’t possibly have bad intentions for this! uncle sam wants YOU to STAY HOME and SHUT UP! :D

[waknatious]

The GOP wants to repeal the 17th amendment

good luck babe

They are really trying absolutely everything, even changing the way half the government works, so they can gerrymander their way in to the Senate.

[whenweallvote]

On This Day in 1913: The 17th Amendment was ratified, giving VOTERS the power to elect U.S. Senators instead of letting the state legislatures decide.

As women and people of color won the right to vote, they took their power to the ballot box and voted for Senators that better represented the diversity of our country.

The power should be in the hands of the people. ✊🏽

Exercise YOUR power at the ballot box this year. Register to vote at weall.vote/register.

[todaysdocument]

Joint Resolution of the State Legislature of Louisiana calling for a Constitutional Convention under Article V of the Constitution to propose an amendment for direct election of Senators, 11/25/1907.

Record Group 46: Records of the U.S. Senate

Series: Petitions and Memorials of the Committee on Privileges and Elections

File Unit: Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents, which were Referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections during the 60th Congress

Transcription:

COPY OF JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING APPLICATION TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO CALL A CONVENTION FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES: WHEREAS, We believe that Senators of the United States should be elected directly by the voters ; and, WHEREAS, To authorize such direct election, and amendment to the Constitution of the United States is necessary; and, WHEREAS, The failure of Congress to submit such amendment to the States has made it clear that the only practicable method of securing a sub- mission of such amendment to the States is through a Constitutional Con- vention, to be called by Congress upon the application of the legislature of two-thirds of all the States; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA: Section 1. That the Legislature of the State of Louisiana hereby makes application to the Congress of the United States, under Article V of the Constitution of the United States, to call a Constitutional Convention for pro- posing amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Sec. 2. That this resolution duly authenticated, shall be delivered forthwith to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Repre- tentatives of the United States, with the request that the same shall be laid before the said Senate and House. J.W. HYAMS, Speaker of the House Representatives. J.V. SANDERS, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved November 25, 1907. NEWTON C. BLANCHARD, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy : John T. Michael [signature] Secretary of State.

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