A lot of people believe that before the 17th amendment, state legislatures had the power to recall and replace senators in congress. But that’s nothing more than a myth. Records from the ratification debates show that this power never existed under the Constitution.

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Articles of Confederation – Article V

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Edmund Randolph – Philadelphia Convention (16 June 1787)

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Alexander Hamilton – New York Ratifying Convention (24 June 1788)

Theophilus Parsons – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (23 Jan 1788)

Alexander Hamilton – New York Ratifying Convention (25 June 1788)

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Federal Farmer X (7 Jan 1788)

Luther Martin – Genuine Information IV (8 Jan 1788)

Dr. Taylor – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (14 Jan 1788)

Col William Jones – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (19 Jan 1788)

Major Martin Kingsley – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (21 Jan 1788)

Gilbert Livingston – New York Ratifying Convention (24 June 1788)

John Lansing – New York Ratifying Convention (24 June 1788)

Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New York (26 July 1788)

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