WTF?? House Republicans just introduced a measure to REPEAL the 17th Amendment of the US Constitution. They want to ban the people from voting for our US Senators. Instead, they want the Legislature to appoint our Senators.
— Rep. Oscar De Los Santos (@RepODLS) January 28, 2026
WTF are they thinking? pic.twitter.com/r2EROiqI7j
Per Grok AI:
Arizona House Republican Rep. Alex Kolodin introduced House Memorial 2002 on January 28, 2026, urging Congress to propose repealing the 17th Amendment, which would revert U.S. Senator elections to state legislatures rather than popular vote.
The 17th Amendment, ratified in 1913 amid Progressive Era reforms, aimed to curb corruption in state legislatures and enhance democratic representation by allowing direct public election of Senators.
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Repeal it. The states are supposed to have representation. Suck the air out of the dc beast.
There's a few more that need to be repealed also.