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House Debates Repealing 17th Amendment; Resolution Advances After Sharp Floor Debate
Summary
A joint resolution (SJR 2) calling on Congress to propose repealing the 17th Amendment drew extended debate on state vs. popular election of U.S. senators; supporters argued it would restore state voice, opponents warned of unintended consequences, and the House recorded 39 yea votes before returning the resolution to the Senate.
The House on March 2 entertained a lengthy and often contentious debate over Senate Joint Resolution 2, which calls on Congress to propose an amendment repealing the 17th Amendment (the constitutional change that made U.S. senators directly elected by the people).
Representative Ivory (presenting) framed the resolution as a restoration of the original constitutional balance between states and the…
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