





Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Friday called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment after the Senate GOP’s last-ditch effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare failed in a late-night vote of 51-49.

Before ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913, US senators were chosen by state legislatures.

Time to repeal 17th Amendment. Founders had it right-Senators chosen by state legislatures. Will work for their states and respect 10th amid — Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) July 28, 2017

The GOP bill, which would have repealed major parts of the Affordable Care Act, including the individual mandate and would have defunded Planned Parenthood, failed after three Republican senators, John McCain (Ariz.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine), defected and joined all Democrats in voting against the legislation.

“We must now return to the correct way of legislating and send the bill back to committee, hold hearings, receive input from both sides of the aisle, heed the recommendations of nation’s governors, and produce a bill that finally delivers affordable health care for the American people,” McCain said in a statement after the vote.







Huckabee took to Twitter to condemn the Republicans who voted NO on the repeal plans: