2024 Regular Session - Day 59 - Comments on HB 388 (Veto), Majority Floor Leader Steven Rudy

his point he is incorrect it has not always been in the hand of the executive prior to the 17th Amendment the general assembly elected and selected the United States senators uh the 17th amendment allowed clearly that it US senators would be elected by the people of a state and not the general assembly anymore and the 17th Amendment had a provision in it dealing with vacancies this bill mirrors the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution the governor three years ago vetoed Senate Bill 228 which I think was a flawed Bill and is currently the law and the Senate has agreed upon reflection that this bill is better but the governor in his veto message talked about that day party bosses having two much control Mr Speaker the governor is the party boss of the Kentucky Democrat Party plain and simple too much control the people should decide who a United States Senator is by election always Mr Speaker I again move final passage to V told the governor notwithstanding