The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures."
If we didn't have the 17th Amendment the states wouldn't have a vote because the people choose who they want to be the state Senator because they how he/she will think like they do and vote how they would vote
Hope this helps, also hope i did the right Amendment lol, have a good night
