Repealing the 17th Amendment, which would end the direct election of U.S. senators and return the power of appointing senators to state legislatures, is a popular idea among many conservatives.

The Constitution of the United States provides the best system of government ever drafted by man. Despite this, the document is not infallible. The 27 amendments have largely improved the federal ...

On May 31, 1913, the 17th Amendment went into effect, changing how Senators are elected. In this essay from our Interactive Constitition, David N. Schleicher and Todd J. Zywicki explain the only ...

One proposal heavily touted by some tea partyers but receiving far less media coverage than others is the repeal of the 17th Amendment, which The Times wrote about in an Oct. 21 editorial.

The 17th amendment does indeed say that the executive of Kentucky will make such appointments. However, the letter writer left out the rest of the amendment.

April 8 marks the 110th anniversary of the ratification of the 17th Amendment, a change to the U.S. Constitution that replaced the election of U.S. senators by state legislatures with direct ...

Washington State’s Republican Party approved a resolution calling for the repeal of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators.