And it continues...

Looks like the Steve Stivers and the 17th amendment repeal controversy is growing. As you recall, Stivers, a Republican candidate for Congress, responded to a survey by the 912Ohio group by stating he'd support repealing the 17th amendment. In other words, Stivers was in favor of having state legislatures vote for U.S. Senators, instead of regular Americans. Citizens all over the country are weighing in on Stivers support for the repeal and his reversal of his statement.

The Hill:

...The 17th Amendment provides for direct election of U.S. senators, and it turns out it isn’t too popular in the Tea Party movement. It’s a strange issue to be taking a position on, but when the base calls for something, it’s hard to say no.

And nobody knows that better than Steve Stivers...

....But after Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy’s (D-Ohio) campaign began to make an issue of that position, Stivers backed away from it in recent days...

The Hill goes on and explains that this idea of repealing the 17the amendment has been hatched by the Tea Party as a way of gaining back some states' rights. Stivers was for it, but now he is against it. By next week, he may have another opinion.