Tag: Seventeenth Amendment

  • Direct Election of U.S. Senators: Reform or Mistake?

    Direct Election of U.S. Senators: Reform or Mistake?

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    by William L. Kovacs, ©2026 (Apr. 28, 2026) — Several Supreme Court decisions expanding federal authority, together with the direct election of U.S. Senators, have contributed to significant growth in the federal government. However, the role of the Seventeenth Amendment in this transformation is not often discussed. The constitutional change that transferred the selection of…

  • Open Letter to All Fifty Governors

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    “LEAD FROM THE FRONT!” by John Sutherland, ©2011 (Oct. 6, 2011) — Dear Governors all, Unless there was massive voter and/or election fraud in your state elections, each and every one of you has been elected by your citizens to manage the executive branch of your state’s republic form of government to the best of…