It was just over a century ago when the nation changed the process for selecting U.S. senators. The 17th Amendment gave voters the power to elect senators, who had previously been elected by their state legislatures.

Regret for that constitutional amendment has lingered with some Americans, particularly among conservatives. Among its critics was the late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia. And in Utah on Wednesday, a debate that may seem obscure or obsolete was live on the state legislative floor.

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