Name: 17th Amendment Myth Busted: There was no Recall Power
Uploaded: 2024-08-22T18:55:22+00:00
Duration: 24 min 44 s
Description: 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

Streamed on: Aug 23, 12:30 pm EDT

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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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