{"id":2618850,"date":"2026-06-25T06:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/self-proposes-repealing-17th-amendment-as-house-senate-feud-intensifies\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T06:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:17:50","slug":"self-proposes-repealing-17th-amendment-as-house-senate-feud-intensifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/self-proposes-repealing-17th-amendment-as-house-senate-feud-intensifies\/","title":{"rendered":"Self proposes repealing 17th Amendment as House-Senate feud intensifies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fself-proposes-repealing-17th-amendment-as-house-senate-feud-intensifies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618850&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Keith Self (R-TX), a member of the House freedom Caucus, has introduced a joint resolution to propose repealing the 17th Amendment, which currently allows voters to directly elect U.S. Senators. Self argues that restoring the original process, where state legislatures choose Senators, would strengthen state sovereignty and accountability. The measure aims to reestablish the constitutional balance and make the Senate more responsive to states like Texas. Several Republican lawmakers support the proposal,which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-bankrolls-group-accused-of-cooperating-with-palestinian-terrorists\/\" title=\"State Department funds group accused of &#039;collaborating&#039; with Palestinian terrorists.\">reflects broader concerns<\/a> about the Senate&#8217;s current focus and accountability. However, repealing an amendment requires approval by two-thirds of both chambers and three-fourths of states, making it a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-biden-bows-to-pressure-and-leaves-legacy-in-harriss-hands-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Biden bows to pressure and leaves legacy in Harris\u2019s hands - Washington Examiner\">long-shot move<\/a>. the initiative also coincides with escalating tensions between the House and Senate over legislative agendas, especially the stalled GOP-vetted voter ID bill, with some House Republicans vowing to block Senate legislation until the bill is passed. The proposal would not affect elections or current Senators already in office if enacted.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rep-keith-self\/\" type=\"mediapress_author\" id=\"22491\">Keith Self <\/a>(R-TX) is proposing to repeal a constitutional amendment regarding who gets to choose members of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Self, a member of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-freedom-caucus\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-freedom-caucus\">House Freedom Caucus<\/a>, is introducing a joint resolution, obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, on Thursday to repeal the 17th Amendment amid the intensifying rift between the House and Senate over the GOP\u2019s flagship voter ID bill. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4623366\/congress-time-capsule-america-250\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Congress seals 250-year time capsule to mark America\u2019s semiquincentennial<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4623376\/ted-lieu-report-trump-special-drug-white-house-denial\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ted Lieu leans into report that Trump was given special new drug, despite White House denial<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4623662\/speaker-johnson-plans-meeting-trump-housing-bill-debacle-sign-within-10-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Johnson plans meeting with Trump after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-plans-meeting-with-trump-after-housing-bill-debacle\/\" title=\"Mike Johnson plans meeting with Trump after housing ... debacle\">housing bill debacle<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 17th Amendment, as it stands, allows voters to pick their state\u2019s senators directly, but before the amendment was added to the Constitution, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state legislatures selected senators<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe current system has given us six-year politicians more focused on national ambitions and the institution of the U.S. Senate than on the states they serve,\u201d Self said in a statement announcing the resolution. \u201cOur Founding Fathers designed the Senate to protect state sovereignty and act as a check on federal overreach. If senators are supposed to represent their states, then the states should choose them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Self argues repealing the amendment would restore the \u201cconstitutional balance and make the Senate more accountable to the people of Texas and every other state in the union.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reps. Eric Burlison (R-MO), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Scott Perry (R-PA), Mary Miller (R-IL), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), and Michael Cloud (R-TX) are all co-sponsors of the measure. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gosar wrote in a statement that Self\u2019s joint resolution, which would hand the selection of senators back over to state legislatures, would \u201crestore an important constitutional check, strengthen state sovereignty, and help bring accountability back to an institution that too often obstructs meaningful reform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Founders intended the Senate to be the voice of the states in our federal system, not a perpetual roadblock to the will of the American people,\u201d Gosar wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Higgins argued the 17th Amendment allowed \u201cbig money\u201d to twist Senate races into \u201ccircus acts.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe 17th Amendment is arguably the most injurious amendment in history,\u201d Higgins wrote in a statement. \u201cThe Founders knew what they were doing, and We the People should restore the original Constitutional process for election of US Senators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, it\u2019s a long-shot bid, as repealing a constitutional amendment requires two-thirds of both the House and Senate and must be approved by three-fourths of states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the measure comes in the middle of an escalating feud between the House and Senate chambers as lawmakers disagree over the GOP agenda, particularly the SAVE America Act, which has stalled in the Senate, as it does not have 60 votes to overcome the filibuster.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Republicans hold 53 seats in the upper chamber, meaning any legislation generally needs Democrats to cross over for it to become law. But House Republicans who want to see the SAVE America Act passed are pressuring the Senate GOP to pass the legislation anyway, either through a Senate procedure called the \u201ctalking filibuster\u201d or by eliminating the filibuster altogether.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump has also joined the pressure campaign, holding a bipartisan housing bill passed by both chambers of Congress hostage until the Senate passes the legislation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday\u2019s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency,\u201d the president posted on Truth Social. \u201cThank you for your attention to this matter!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has maintained that the votes aren\u2019t there, even if the Senate were to move to do so. Tensions flared in the Senate last week among some Republicans toward Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), with his colleagues accusing him of misleading Trump on the Senate\u2019s ability to pass a measure that has repeatedly failed in floor votes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But House Republicans believe the Senate\u2019s lack of movement to pass the SAVE America Act highlights a failure of the upper chamber in doing its \u201cjob.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Senate needs to do its job!\u201d Self posted on X Wednesday. \u201cEnforce the talking filibuster or NUKE IT and get this bill passed. INACTION IS NOT AN OPTION!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4621439\/luna-roy-oppose-house-action-senate-voter-id-bill\/\">LUNA AND ROY VOW TO OPPOSE ALL HOUSE FLOOR ACTION UNTIL SENATE PASSES VOTER ID BILL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The feud between the two GOP-led chambers has resulted in over 20 Republicans, including Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), vowing to reject any legislation passed by the Senate until the upper chamber passes the voter ID bill. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Self\u2019s proposal to repeal the 17th Amendment, if enacted, would not affect any ongoing elections or disrupt the term of senators already in office before it becomes a part of the Constitution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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