Due to perceived problems with the state legislatures unable to agree on a senate appointment and legislative deadlocks, the people decided they could better select U.S. Senators by popular vote. The problem was not the legislatures; the problem was the people were not holding state lawmakers accountable. The problem has not gone away. The 17th Amendment actually exacerbated a problem with the accountability of senators to their constituents. Learn why we must repeal the 17th Amendment to restore accountability.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://john-n-white.com/2022/06/29/history-of-the-17th-amendment-and-why-it-must-be-repealed/