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Repealing the 17th Amendment would give Republicans an instant majority in the Senate

submitted by RobertJHarsh to USPolitics 4 monthsDec 19, 2024 12:08:30 ago (+6/-0)     (www.ncsl.org)

https://www.ncsl.org/about-state-legislatures/state-partisan-composition

I probably counted wrong but 28 state legislatures are controlled Republicans and would send two Senators. That would be 56.


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[ - ] localsal 2 points 4 monthsDec 19, 2024 12:27:38 ago (+2/-0)

It seems very unlikely that any change the Constitution will ever occur unless/until there is a seismic shift in the USA.

Getting 3/4 of the States to agree on anything is going to be impossible.

[ - ] Indoctrinated_USA 0 points 4 monthsDec 19, 2024 16:59:36 ago (+0/-0)

It's 2/3 of both houses to amend and it's 34 States to call a convention.
Currently the total sits at 19.

[ - ] localsal 0 points 4 monthsDec 19, 2024 18:42:07 ago (+0/-0)

I'm not sure what you are saying.

Here is the limit of what I understand - it takes 2/3 of both houses to propose an amendment, OR 2/3 of all States to call a convention to propose an amendment.

To ratify an amendment it takes 2/3 of both houses AND 3/4 of the States. Congress cannot force the States to accept an amendment just by the 2/3 rule, all the States get a say.

[ - ] hylo 0 points 4 monthsDec 19, 2024 19:14:54 ago (+0/-0)

The only thing they agree on is increased salary for themselves.

[ - ] SteppingRazor 0 points 4 monthsDec 19, 2024 16:10:44 ago (+0/-0)

I’d rather repeal the 13th and 19th and be done with it.

[ - ] RobertJHarsh [op] 0 points 4 monthsDec 19, 2024 16:30:35 ago (+0/-0)

Fair enough. Both our solutions would probably have the same end outcome.

[ - ] RMGoetbbels 0 points 4 monthsDec 19, 2024 14:29:32 ago (+0/-0)

I don't want dems or reps in control of anything.

What I want is less taxes and more security due to less fucking around outside of the American border and more fucking around inside of it by securing it.

Fuck those 535 lying, cheating, corrupt cock suckers.

[ - ] Tallest_Skil 0 points 4 monthsDec 19, 2024 14:16:53 ago (+0/-0)

The 17th is unconstitutional. It was not legally passed. No one’s going to be changing anything that jews don’t want changed.