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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)
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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