[dragonwriter]

> > They did, they made it such an issue that their legislators ended up ratifying a constitutional amendment.

> Technically they didn't.

Yes, technically—and in every other way—they did.

> It was the then-appointed Senate who approved the amendment

No, it wasn’t. The Senate doesn't approve Constitutional Amendments, state legislatures do.

The Houses of Congress, together, can propose Amendments, but they aren't needed for that, either.