 repeal the 17th amendment  when the founding fathers created the constitution it allowed for senators to be appointed by each state legislature not elected by the voters as they are now the point was to give each state a seat at the table thereby ensuring that the interests of the states were not over run by the federal government but the 17th amendment changed all that putting the election of senators in the hands of the electorate as thing have turned out was that such a great idea read more  wwwnationalreviewcom articles 341894 repeal17thamendmentcharlescwcooke 