Assignment #5, J. Helms

The article " The continuing fall of federalism," by George F. Will, was published on thestate.com website. This article is about McCain and Feingold wanting to amend the 17th amendment. This article is directed to everyone in the U. S. The basic argument is that people want to keep the amendment as is and not change it. McCain and Feingold want to change it where when a senator's seat becomes vacant, that the people immediately vote for a new senator. The 17th amendment states that when a seat comes open, the executive authority of that state can make a temporary appointment until the election comes up. Changing the amendment would take away from our country's federalism.