Table of Contents
Foreword 11
Amendment Text and Explanation 14
Introduction 16
Chronology 25
Chapter 1 Historical Background on the Seventeenth Amendment
The Senate Is the real Power in the U.S. Government A. Maurice Low 30
Senators Serve Powerful Financial Interests Instead of the American People David Graham Phillips 39
Advocates of the Seventeenth Amendment Hoped That It Would Minimize Corruption Lewis L. Gould 48
The Seventeenth Amendment Inspired Passionate Debate in the Senate 53
The Seventeenth Amendment Was the Work of a Small Group of Congressional "Progressives" A. Bower Sageser 57
Chapter 2 Calls to Repeal or Change the Seventeenth Amendment
The Seventeenth Amendment Has Made the Senate Less Effective George H. Haynes 62
The Seventeenth Amendment Has Inspired a Wave of Federalist Decisions in the U.S. Supreme Court John Dean 69
The Seventeenth Amendment Destroyed Federalism in the United States Zell Miller 78
Repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment Will Not Improve the Senate Lewis Gould 84
The Seventeenth Amendment Should Be Changed to Prevent State Governors from Appointing Senators Russ Feingold 88
The Seventeenth Amendment Should Not Be Changed but Should Be Repealed Altogether George Will 97
The Seventeenth Amendment Is an Improvement on the Alternatives Publius 101
Chapter 3 The Seventeenth Amendment in Contemporary America
The Seventeenth Amendment Ensures That Senators Are Directly Elected 105
Politicians Should Not Try to Circumvent the Intent of the Seventeenth Amendment Michael Collins 108
The Seventeenth Amendment Did Not Go Far Enough Jennifer Rubin 116
States That Appoint Senate Replacements Should Hold Special Elections Instead Jerry H. Goldfeder 120
A Respected Senator Plans Ahead Fredreka Schouten Kathy Kiely 126
Appendix
The Amendments to the U.S. Constitution 132
For Further Research 134
Index 137
