Washington State’s Republican Party approved a resolution calling for the repeal of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators. The ...

Indiana State Sen. Jim Smith (R-Charleston) is calling on his state to rescind its ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment. Ratified in 1913, the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States ...

In an "As I See It" published on Nov. 15, Paul F. deLespinasse proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to help "rebalance the power of the states and the federal government" by taking out of ...

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 ...

The Aug. 5 letter “GOP attempts to hold power” contends that it would be a violation of the Constitution, specifically the 17th amendment, for the Kentucky Legislature to require the Democratic ...

Amending the Constitution is increasingly necessary, whether to replace the Electoral College or to guarantee the right to vote. But the usual question — “It’s too difficult, so why bother?” — is ...

In the Nov. 4 election, Texas voters approved 17 proposed constitutional amendments and voted on dozens of other local propositions and elections (see results). During the 89th Legislature, Texas ...

In an "As I See It" published on Nov. 15, Paul F. deLespinasse proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to help "rebalance the power of the states and the federal government" by taking out of ...