The long-forgotten 17th Amendment — the one that gave us direct election of senators — has suddenly moved to center stage in the new debate over constitutional first principles fostered by the Tea ...

Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) procedural maneuver challenging the jurisdiction of the Senate over a former president pretty much squelched any chance of convicting Donald Trump at his upcoming impeachment ...

Editor’s note: This is one in a series examining the Constitution and Federalist Papers in today’s America. As we head toward the 2022 elections, it is a safe bet that few Americans can identify the ...

Today, the definition of “senator” is a member of a Senate. The definition of a “senate” is a legislative or governing body. In the Founder’s era, a senate was defined as “an assembly of counselors; a ...

You've already heard about most of the important issues in Missouri's U.S. Senate race, from taxes and budgets to Social Security and Medicare. Now comes the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. U ...

SENATOR Raza Rabbani`s statement assuring the opposition that there was no “wavering” on the part of the government on repealing the 17th Amendment to the constitution is welcome. The PPP and its ...

: As summer kicks campaign season into high gear, tea party victories in key Republican primaries are bringing new focus on the candidates' shared fury at the federal government and outlandish stances ...

The Seventeenth Amendment provides that each state shall have two senators, elected through popular elections. But what if a vacancy arises through death, resignation, or expulsion? The Seventeenth ...

The Constitution has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. In this regular series, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at the Amendments and how they ...

Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) called to repeal the 17th Amendment on Tuesday, which would eliminate the requirement that U.S. senators be elected by popular votes. He also recommended abolishing ...

One Man’s ‘Warmth of Collectivism’ Is Another’s Inferno Jim Jarmusch Deconstructs Himself California, and the Worst Wealth Tax in the World The now 110-year-old alteration to the Constitution ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens to a reporter's question during a news conference at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Lexington, Ky on April 5, 2021 (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley).