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Writing in the Wall Street Journal last September, Sen. Ben Sasse Ben SasseSenators urge Energy chief to prioritize cybersecurity amid growing threatsBiden warns GOP he could back gutting filibusterRemembering Ted Kennedy highlights decline of the SenateMORE (R-Neb.) suggested repeal of the 17th Amendment as one of several measures that would “make the Senate great again.”  Thanks to House passage of H.R.1, the For the People Act, Sasse’s 50 democratic colleagues have an opportunity to prove him wrong. They can do so by voting against the federal takeover of elections and in defense of...

For starters, the original constitution did not have the bill right ofs. the first ten amendments. so there was a lot of discussion at the ratifying conventions about having a bill right ofs. and that was quickly done in the first congress in new york in 1789 by the james hmadison, taking the lead on that. so, too, they did not think it was perfect. they have an amendment process that specified in article 5 of the constitution. and that amendment process was intended to be used. we've seen it used to correct structural issues. the 12th amendment on presidential elections. the 17th amendment, o...

The original constitution didn't have the bill of rights. the first ten amendments. there was a lot of discussion at the ratifying conventions about having a bill of rights. that was quickly done in the first congress in new york in 1789, of course, by james madison taking the lead on that. but so too, they did not think it was perfect to have an amendment process that specified in article 5 of the constitution. that amendment process was intended to be used.we've seen it used to correct structural issues, the 12th amendment on presidential elections, the 17th amendment as you know well on sen...

They knew it had imperfections. there was a lot of discussion at the ratifying convention about having a bill of rights and that was quickly done in the congress of new york in 1779 by james madison taking a lead on that. they did not think it is perfect. they had an amendment process that was specified of article five of the constitution. that process was intended to be used. the 17th amendment as you noel of the senate election and the elections and the 25th amendment which corrected some issues of vice presidency. and of course, the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment and the most