when was the constitution called to reform the amendment ?
In 1911.
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
In 1911, the House of Representatives passed House Joint Resolution 39 proposing a constitutional amendment for direct election of senators.
who elected senators under the provisions of the constitution as originally ratified UNANSWERABLE what is this aforementioned amendment? An amendment for the popular election of United States senators in each state. when was it established? 8 April 1913. who proposed this amendment? The 62nd Congress. what is its original composition? Originally, under , Clauses 1 and2 of the Constitution, each state legislature elected its state's senators for a six-year term. did this amendment face any issues? According to Judge Jay Bybee of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, those in favor of popular elections for senators believed two primary problems were caused by the original provisions: legislative corruption and electoral deadlocks. who is the aforementioned person? He is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. how did he begin his career? He earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1980. He spent one year as law clerk to Judge Donald S. Russell of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. has he written any articles or books? Yes, he has published numerous articles in law journals.
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Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution [SEP] Proposal in Congress
In 1911, the House of Representatives passed House Joint Resolution 39 proposing a constitutional amendment for direct election of senators. The original resolution passed by the House contained the following clause: This so-called "race rider" clause would have strengthened the powers of states over senatorial elections and weakened those of Congress by overriding Congress's power to override state laws affecting the manner of senatorial elections. Since the turn of the century, most blacks in the South, and many poor whites, had been disenfranchised by state legislatures passing constitutions with provisions that were discriminatory in practice. This meant that their millions of population had no political representation.