Passed by Congress May 13, 1912, and ratified April 8, 1913, the 17th amendment modified Article I, section 3, of the Constitution by allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. Senators. Prior to its passage, Senators were chosen by state legislatures.

The Constitution, as it was adopted in 1788, made the Senate an assembly where the states would have equal representation. Each state legislature would elect two senators to 6-year terms. Late in the 19th century, some state legislatures deadlocked over the election of a senator when different parties controlled different houses, and Senate vacancies could last months or years. In other cases, special interests or political machines gained control over the state legislature. Progressive reformers dismissed individuals elected by such legislatures as puppets and the Senate as a \millionaire’s club\ serving powerful private interests.

One Progressive response to these concerns was the \Oregon system,\ which utilized a state primary election to identify the voters’ choice for Senator while pledging all candidates for the state legislature to honor the primary’s result. Over half of the states adopted the \Oregon system,\ but the 1912 Senate investigation of bribery and corruption in the election of Illinois Senator William Lorimer indicated that only a constitutional amendment mandating the direct election of Senators by a state’s citizenry would allay public demands for reform.

When the House passed proposed amendments for the direct election of Senators in 1910 and 1911, they included a \race rider\ meant to bar Federal intervention in cases of racial discrimination among voters. This would be done by vesting complete control of Senate elections in state governments. A substitute amendment by Senator Joseph L. Bristow of Kansas provided for the direct election of Senators without the \race rider.\ It was adopted by the Senate on a close vote before the proposed constitutional amendment itself passed the Senate. Over a year later, the House accepted the change, and on April 8, 1913, the resolution became the 17th amendment.

Google “Quadri-Track ZCT”

If even 25% of America knew what they were really doing when they parade the word ‘democracy’ around they would probably be physically sick.

This is a Republic, with a constitution based on the rights of the Individual in order to secure freedom for everyone. Every man, woman, and child no matter what.

Democracy is basically elected representative mob rule. If the mob decides to sway one day and start completely hating one race or type of person (9-11 anyone?), then the mob rule mentality can complete destroy the rights of that individual.

Please, please. For the sake of this beautiful treasure that we have had bestowed upon us by our forefathers, learn your history. Understand the flags that you’re waving around. Take time to truly comprehend the banner that you’re fighting under.

Dont fight for Democracy, Fight for Liberty, Freedom, and Equality for ALL MEN, as it was originally intended.

Fight to bring back the chains that bound corporate scumbags and political criminals down, and secured our rights and control as We The People.

We are the FIRST truly large scale test of true freedom. The freedom of self-expression, self-determination, and self-control.
DO NOT LET THIS EXPERIMENT FAIL.

We are at a pivotal moment in the history of mankind, and the wool (no pun intended) is truly being pulled over our eyes. Its time to fight back.

“On the most major issues we’ve dealt with in the past 50 years, the public was more likely to be right…based on the judgment of history…than the legislatures or Congress.” -George Gallup, Sr.

Initiatives are intended “to restore, not destroy, representative government” and “In order to clean house the one thing we need is a good broom. Initiatives and referendums are good brooms.”-President Woodrow Wilson

“The cure for the ailments of democracy is more democracy.” -John Dewey

Evan Raviz has promoted Senator Gravel’s Initiative http://vote.org/initiatives

Evan Facebook is here http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=694300636&ref=nf

Lee Gotlieb’s site is great, his books have all the references to the wars, the foul voting which has done US in.

http://americaninstitutefordd.com/

Nader Video:

It’s on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G4Dv-6RNLc

Please join the Campaign for Direct Democracy in these United States.

Will Restore the Republic join the Campaign?

Bruce Eggum

http://www.secondamendmentdocumentary.com/