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Article: Electoral College called into question
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- November 15, 2000
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Sarah Roberts
University Wire
11-15-2000
(Daily Egyptian) (U-WIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- While the most controversial election in political history remains in a statistical deadlock, debates regarding the legitimacy of the Electoral College have sparked a new controversy.
A slew of protests concerning the current election has arisen amid the Florida recount. Politicians and citizens alike have sparred over alternatives to the Electoral College.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., wants to abolish the state-by-state Electoral College. He and U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Peoria, co-sponsored a proposed amendment to the Constitution that would require the direct election of presidents.
"The people would ...