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Transcript: ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEMBERS TO CAST VOTES TODAY FOR PRESIDENT; DURBIN URHGES DIRECT ELECTION OF PRESIDENT
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- December 18, 2000
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December 18, 2000 ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEMBERS TO CAST VOTES TODAY FOR
PRESIDENT;
DURBIN URGES DIRECT ELECTION OF PRESIDENT Chicago - As electors gather
today in Springfield, Illinois and other state capitals across the
nation
to cast their votes for President, U.S. Dick Durbin (D-IL) today said
he
will continue working to abolish the outdated and lopsided electoral
college
system. You should bring your children to witness this electoral college
experience. It will be their chance to see a Constitutional dinosaur
firsthand,
``Durbin said. In calling for its abolishment, Durbin said the current
system gives some voters more of a voice than others. For example,
Wyoming,
with a ...