17th Amendment

"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.

When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution."

The 17th Amendment is saying each state get two senators and they will be elected by the people of the state, rather than be appointed by the state legislature. Senators run for reelection every six years. In addition, if the senator leaves from office before their term end, the governor of the state will appoint someone to take the spot.

The Framer was against Democracy and George Washington did warn the country the danger from dividing political parties. The Senator selection system became fraught with problems. with state legislatures sending different Senators to Congress, forcing the Senate to work out who was the qualified candidate, or with the selection system being corrupted by bribery and corruption.

In my opinion, the United States government should repeal the 17th Amendment. A perfect example is what happened to the state of Illinois after Obama took the president seat. Illinois Governor Blagojevich offered to sell his seat for a larg amount of money. If we don't repeal the 17th Amendment, then there will be more corruptions, deals and Senate seat being bought.