Has the U.S. Senate become a place where the elect are no longer accountable to the people who voted them into office?<br />
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In Michigan that seems to be the case. The 17th amendment that was passed in 1913 changed the original U.S. Constitution and how the Senators from each state were elected. <br />
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For a thought-provoking article on the 17th amendment click on the following link:<br />
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Repeal-the-17th-Amendment_-95804129.html<br />
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To place your vote on the issue click on this link to our 17th Amendment Poll.<br />
http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/should-17th-amendment-us-constitution-selecting-us-senators-be-repealed<br />
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