cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48732335
Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry earlier this week supported a resolution that would repeal the 17th Amendment and strip American voters of their right to elect U.S. Senators.
The joint resolution, introduced by Texas Congressman Keith Self, aims to “restore the Founders’ original vision for the United States” and return the selection of senators to state legislatures.
“Our Founding Fathers designed the Senate to protect state sovereignty and act as a check on federal overreach. If senators are supposed to represent their states, then the states should choose them. Repealing the 17th Amendment will restore that constitutional balance and make the Senate more accountable to the people of Texas and every other state in the union,” Self said.
…That’s what voting does you lying piece of shit. You just want permanent Republican control of the Senate, you never want to have a Democrat senator be able to exist in a “red” state which generally makes up the majority of states. Fucking asshole.