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Article: Keep Electoral College; it serves all

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January 24, 2001
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On Saturday, George W. Bush was inaugurated as the 43rd president of the United States. This historic event -- and the controversy surrounding the 2000 presidential election -- make this a fitting occasion to reflect on the role of the Electoral College in our system of government.

Two of my colleagues, Sen. Richard Durbin and Rep. Ray LaHood, have introduced a constitutional amendment to abolish that unique institution, and they were recently joined in their efforts by Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York.

I respectfully disagree with my colleagues.

The Electoral College functions exactly as our Constitution's framers intended, and serves several important and ingenious purposes.

There have ...

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