Friday, December 28, 2007

Wrap-up of the 17th Amendment on the Web, 28 December 2007

Since the last wrap-up the number of hits on the internet has fallen. Notable are the first four. The first Compromise and utopianism highlights the march for “more” democracy; the second Congress should nix the Electoral College, is a call for further dismantling of our founders efforts; the third Senate Passes $555-Billion Spending Bill, is from me, highlighting the $555 billion Omnibus spending bill, which should be cause for alarm for all Americans. The fourth, Contingent Freedom, provides a historical examination of the 16th and 17th Amendment, and the Federal Reserve Act, and how these measures affect our freedom.

Best regards,

BD

Compromise and utopianism
By Sandy Levinson(JB)
After all, the 17th Amendment finally got through the Senate in part because of a fear that enough states would call for a constitutional convention on the issue of popular election. Can the American political system really not run and ...
Balkinization - http://balkin.blogspot.com/

Congress should nix the Electoral College
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
In 1913, Congress passed the 17th Amendment, allowing voters to elect US senators. The New Jersey Assembly earlier this month approved a compact that would ...
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Senate Passes $555-Billion Spending Bill
By Brian
Senate passes $555-billion spending bill; By Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times; December 19, 2007. Congressional Democrats' yearlong campaign to bring the war in Iraq to an end concluded with a whimper Tuesday as the Senate failed again ...
Repeal the 17th Amendment - http://repealthe17thamendment.blogspot.com/

Contingent Freedom
The Conservative Voice - Kernersville,NC,USA
During the period that the Federal Reserve Act was passed, so too was the 16th and 17th Amendment to the Constitution. Of course, many people tend to ...

Institutionally protected federalism under Direct Representation
By jsalvati
... a form of proportional representation, and the institutional protection of federalism by having state governments at least partially elect the national government, as was the case in the US before the 17th Amendment. ...
Good Morning, Economics - http://goodmorningeconomics.wordpress.com

Repeal The 17th Amendment
By SeanW
But the 17th Amendment changed that. Now, as we know, Senators are elected by popular vote. They no longer must answer to their own state government. And they have FAR too much power because of it. read more.
Ron Paul 2008 Revolution - Ron... - http://www.dailypaul.com/taxonomy/term/177/0

We the People
By Patrick Fisher
AMENDMENT XVII Passed by Congress May 13, 1912. Ratified April 8, 1913. Note: Article I, section 3, of the Constitution was modified by the 17th amendment. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each ...
One Love - http://xpfishx.livejournal.com/

The Senate According to the Constitution
By To Be in America
From the beginning, senators were divided into three groups for staggered elections, so that one-third of the seats are filled every two years. The italicized parts, regarding the filling of vacancies, were altered by the 17th amendment ...
To Be in America - http://tobeinamerica.blogspot.com/


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Brian D.:
I thought I would reciprocate the visit you provided at LPJ ...
It seems we have pretty much the same tastes in music and films.
I would stress repealing the 16th Amendment as you much as the 17th.
Otherwise - rock on, fellow Patriot!
I have included your link at my site.
Thanks for visiting my site and I have experienced some good reading here at yours. Keep up the great work.
Best Regards - Keith L.

Brian said...

Keith;

Thanks for stopping by and linking my site on yours.

BD