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To replace senator byrd. its not sure thats going to happen. but the governor is interested in running for the seat. is he going to push for the november election instead of pointing a replacement while that absentee seat helps the gop filibuster jobless benefits? >> this is a tricky situation. constitutional scholars have weighed in, saying theres been a gross abuse of the 17th amendment allowing governors to fill vacant seats. heres a chance to do something right by the constitution in terms o...

Itss unclear whether thats going to happen without some special action by the state legislature. but the governor is interested in running for the seat. is he going to push for the november election instead of appointing a replacement while that absentee seat helps the gop fill i buster jobless benefits? >> this is a tricky situation. constitutional scholars have weighed in, saying theres been a gross abuse of the 17th amendment allowing governors to fill vacant seats. over the last couple years...

To replace senator byrd. its not sure thats going to happen. but the governor is interested in running for the seat. is he going to push for the november election instead of appointing a replacement while that absentee seat helps the gop filibuster jobless benefits? >> this is a tricky situation. constitutional scholars have weighed in, saying theres been a gross abuse of the 17th amendment allowing governors to fill vacant seats. heres a chance to do something right by the constitution in terms...

Well, they wanted to take the direct representation out and make sure the states didnt have the direct representation. let me give you example of the 17th amendment coming in to play right now, today. obamas healthcare bill would have never seen the light of day. a lot of things they do in washington would never have seen the light of day. why? because it wouldnt be in the interest of the state. have you heard this phrase? "unfunded mandates." how did they get that passed? the senate is not look...

Something is not going to have a good outcome if woodrow wilson was involved. before 1913, u.s. senators were appointed by the state legislature. madison said the house of representatives would always be a national institution because the people would be directly elected by the people. but the senate will derive the powers from the states. here is the idea. you have the senators be representatives of the state interest. like a lobbyist for the state. you think progressives would like that. the 1...

Hes the guy we have to go to today. because i have been trying to restore history, at least in my own mind and trying to restore god in my own life. we have to restore our constitutio constitution. one important part of the constitution is the 17th amendment. we have a studio audience here. how many people before we called you to say hey, you want to come to the show, how many people here could say oh, yeah, the 17th amendment. i know what that is. you dont count because youre doing a constituti...

The constitution. hes the guy we have to go to today. because i have been trying to restore history, at least in my own mind and trying to restore god in my own life. we have to restore our constitutio constitution. one important part of the constitution is the 17th amendment. we have a studio audience here. how many people before we called you to say hey, you want to come to the show, how many people here could say oh, yeah, the 17th amendment. i know what that is. you dont count because youre ...

Something is not going to have a good outcome if woodrow wilson was involved. before 1913, u.s. senators were appointed by the state legislature. madison said the house of representatives would always be a national institution because the people would be directly elected by the people. but the senate will derive the powers from the states. here is the idea. you have the senators be representatives of the state interest. like a lobbyist for the state. you think progressives would like that. the 1...

Why did they do this? well, they wanted to take the direct representation out and make sure the states didnt have the direct representation. let me give you example of the 17th amendment coming in to play right now, today. obamas healthcare bill would have never seen the light of day. a lot of things they do in washington would never have seen the light of day. why? because it wouldnt be in the interest of the state. have you heard this phrase? "unfunded mandates." how did they get that passed? ...

They had armed marches. marches with guns. they picked the day after the 9/11 anniversary to march on washington against the u.s. government. they came out against the civil rights act. they came out against social security. they came out against soccer. they came out against thurgood marshall. they came out against the fact that people elect senators directly instead of state legislatures choosing senators. the 17th amendment? who knew this would try to be an issue this year? it has become a sp...