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But it was a public election. >> that's right. what they were ai iaiming at wae legislature, to vote one of them to the senate. that's the way it was done till the 17th amendment in 1913. >> to say, if you want me, then you have to vote for this slate of candidates. >> right, which was a better way to do it then, than later. candidates were going around saying, i'll pay off your mortgage if you'll vote for me. >> seems how the president got the reputation of being a retirement club for millionaires. that late 19th century, post-lincoln, where the senate appointments stopped being taken serious...

Androgel 1.62%. daily flashback to this day in 1913 when secretary of state william jennings certified the 17th amendment as part of the constitution forever altering the political landscape in this country the 17th amendment provides for the popular election of u.s. senators shifting voting from state legislators to the state's voters. there was a controversy about that, rand paul if you guys remember that. tribute time. we asked who was the first president to have full-time secret service protection? the answer teddy roosevelt. the secret service was originally created to combat currency c...

We're trying to eliminate some of the bill of rights. this is a more speedy trial. >> steve: we don't need those rights, do we? guess what? it gets even more embarrassing. the guy with the clip board is going to join us live. "fox & friends" hour two for this friday starts right now. >> steve: unfortunately, i think when a lot of people hear 7th amendment, they don't know whats that. so if they're going to get rid of it, sure, why not? >> brian: i love as they're signing, as he continues to expand on what he's trying to do. >> gretchen: they're not listening or they're brain dead. >> steve: ye...

Wednesday night. congratulations. >> steve: sorry, "american idol." meanwhile, the sixth and 7th amendments to the constitution guarantee you the right to a fair and speedy trial. also a jury trial by your peers. but you won't believe how many people just decided they heard that, they just gave up those constitutional rights. >> the 6 and 7th amendments have just become a nuisance in the war on terror. we're trying to repeal the 7th amendment and the 6th, too. that will help speed up the trial process or just eliminate it once someone is charged with a crime. we're just repooling the 7th amend...

To have taken the bill off the calendar for now. the senate sponsor saying he's just going to wait a while on this. but it's not just some republicans in tennessee who are going there, who think that people should stop electing our senators. across the state line in georgia, republicans also have a bill calling for voters to lose that particular voting right. the georgia measure has not gone much of anywhere yet but it is still kicking around. and it may seem like a weird idea, but ending democracy for senate elections turns out to be a really popular thing among certain republicans. our own s...