James Madison wrote in The Federalist Papers #45: “The Senate will be elected absolutely and exclusively by the State legislatures.” (Madison was considered the ‘Father of the Constitution’ so there’s no misconstruing what he meant.
A sizable public rally is planned for Saturday in Austin, Texas, and it's got a telling title ("How Many More?"), plus a wide-ranging roster of 15 speakers with some specific concerns. "The failure of our current border policies makes every American complicit in the spread of human misery. We will no longer accept the erosion of America or its values by allowing the humanitarian crisis at our southern border to continue," organizers said in their mission statement.
Texas conservatives and activists to hold a rally in Austin, Texas, on Saturday to call for the passage of a bill in the state legislature to create a border force.