"1: The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.
2: When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.
3: This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution."
The seventeenth amendment defined the structure of the Senate: the number of senators, the length of their terms, what they need to have/be in order to qualify for the senate, what happens if no one is elected or if there is a tie, etc.
This image represents some of the fears behind senators being elected: who pays for their campaign and helps them to finance their ideas in Congress? People have always been wary of big business buying their way into Congress through puppet senators who they use to enact their own ideas and policies in order to help their business and not the people.
Despite the similar message behind the two pictures, it is important to be aware of the same thing continuing in modern politics. Super PACs and corporate donations have influenced a lot of modern politics, and having a former businessman work as the President to further business ideals does not help to calm these fears.
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