John,

A former Special Forces General turned radical right-wing Senate nominee for the GOP from New Hampshire has a plan to end our democracy.

Think I'm being hyperbolic? Don Bolduc, a full-on MAGA-Republican fascist, called on Americans to "rejoice" when Roe V. Wade was overturned, and he'd fully ban abortion. As Democratic, pro-choice Senator Maggie Hassan--whom we MUST reelect!---put it at the time:

“He said he would vote for any anti-choice legislation in the U.S. Senate, and that he would never compromise,”

It's chilling.

Can you join Blue Amp Action in giving $2, $5, $10 or whatever you can afford to Senator Maggie Hassan to protect abortion and voting rights?

But, his position on the U.S. Senate may be even more terrifying. He's quietly, along with right-wing cranks, pushed for the repeal of the 17th Amendment. The 17th Amendment gave Americans the ability to elect Senators in their states a century ago, because in another period of vast corruption, progressives knew state legislatures--who picked U.S. Senators at the time--were easily bought by big money.

So, progressives passed the 17th Amendment. And much like getting rid of Social Security or abortion rights, even talking about repealing the 17th Amendment was a fringe, fever swamp idea for the 20th and early 21st Century. But, now, it's championed by the insane Bolduc, and others.

It is not hyperbole to say if the 17th Amendment were repealed DEMOCRATS WOULD NEVER AGAIN CONTROL THE U.S. SENATE.