17th Amendment Myth Busted: There was no Recall Power

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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.

Path to Liberty: August 23, 2024

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Articles of Confederation – Article V

Philadelphia Convention (12 June 1787)

Edmund Randolph – Philadelphia Convention (16 June 1787)

Elbridge Gerry – Philadelphia Convention (14 Aug 1787)

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)

Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (12 June 1788)

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)

Amendments Proposed by Rhode Island (29 May 1790)

James Barbour – Letter to James Madison (11 Dec 1807)

George Mason – Virginia Ratifying Convention (16 June 1788)

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