Stylistically, Merlot can be light, easy drinking, and fruit-driven or more complex, with big, bold tannins, dark fruits and dark spices. Site and viticultural practices play a large role in determining the flavors in the glass, as does winemaking technique.
Full text of the Constitution and Amendments. The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the popular election of United States Senators by the people of the states. The amendment supersedes Article I, Â§3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures. It also alters the procedure for filling vacancies in the Senate, allowing for state legislatures to permit their governors to make temporary appointments until a special election can be held.
Originally, senators were selected by the state legislatures, not by popular elections. By the early years of the 20th century, the legislatures of as many as 29 states had provided for popular election of senators by referendums. Popular election to the Senate was standardized nationally in 1913 by the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment.