17th Amendment

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. / Prior to this Amendment being ratified, Senators were beholden to the States. Now, they are beholden to no one. We shoulda left it at 10, or maybe 11.