Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution in an op-ed published Tuesday by The Wall Street Journal. Facebook; Twitter; Supreme Court. An offseason investigation by Major League Baseball revealed the Astros used an electronic sign-stealing system that involved using an illegal camera to pick up opposing teams' signs in real-time. They've done a whole bunch of miserable things, historically.". But I suspect they’d also be stunned by the deformed structure of our government. ", "I'd like to talk about the Houston Astros, who are miserable cheaters," Sasse said as he acknowledged his colleague John Cornyn, who represents Texas. " They bang on cans. “Ratified in 1912, it replaced the appointment of senators by state legislatures with direct election,” he wrote. Follow Chris Bumbaca on Twitter @BOOMbaca. Trump demands as fall seasons collapse, Trump accuses Sasse of going ‘rogue’ after GOP senator slams his coronavirus orders, Trump announces executive actions after stimulus talks break down. They steal signs. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., issued a sharp criticism of the recent Democratic push to pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices, warning that it would be a dismantling of core American principles. Sen. Ben Sasse gave his Democratic colleagues at the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearing a needed civics lesson Monday on 'what we're here to … Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, used his five minutes of questioning during Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing to draw a line between the Astros' sign-stealing scandal to the meaning behind the questions Democratic senators posed. Sasse: 'It's grotesque' Biden and Dems won't discuss 'suicide bombing' court packing Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse on Monday gave an anti-court packing and pro-religious freedom "civics lesson" on the first day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. And so today, when we have a nominee before us, we should be asking her questions that are not about trying to predetermine how certain cases will be judged. That would change if state legislatures had direct control over who serves in the Senate.” (RELATED: It’s Time To Repeal The 17th Amendment). Sasse asked. That hasn’t happened for decades—and the rot is bipartisan.”, TOPSHOT – The US Capitol is seen in Washington, DC on January 22, 2018 after the US Senate reached a deal to reopen the federal government, with Democrats accepting a compromise spending bill. © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. The Houston Astros are on the verge of feeling the pain that accompanies being swept out of the American League Championship Series. Prior to its enactment, Article I of the Constitution mandated that each state legislature vote to send two senators to Washington. In arguing for the abolition of the 17th Amendment, Sasse pointed to the polarization and nationalization of politics, suggesting that returning control to state legislatures would be a way of implementing local control. Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation Still, Astros players received no discipline from commissioner Rob Manfred and the scandal has made the franchise a pariah within the sport. Proposed in 1912 and ratified by 36 state legislatures on April 8, 1913, the amendment required U.S. senators to be elected by popular votes in each state. Sasse began by shifting the conversation from "constitutional structure to baseball for a minute. He graduated from Fremont Senior High School, Fremont, Nebraska in 1990 and was valedictorian of his class. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The Feud Begins. Ben Sasse. (RELATED: It’s Time To Repeal The 17th Amendment). I think all baseball fans know that the Astros cheat. Senator Ben Sasse broke ranks today and was the first Republican to criticize the president's executive orders on Covid. "They deserve to be punished probably more than they have been," Sasse said. Eventually, the senator arrived at his point: since the Astros are trailing the Rays 3-0 in the series, wouldn't it be unfair for the Astros to ask the umpire to make it easier for them and not the Rays? (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images). The Senate in particular is supposed to be the place where Americans hammer out our biggest challenges with debate. Ben Sasse can pretend it’s opposite day all he wants, but that’s the plain truth. Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution in an op-ed published Tuesday by The Wall Street Journal. "We can't have two sets of rules, right?" “Their eyes would surely bug out first at our technology and wealth.
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