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...alternative amendment, which has the bipartisan backing of Kansas' Sen ator Robert Dole, a Republican, and Missouri's Senator Thomas Eagleton, a Democrat, would theoretically meet most of the objections. Under their so-called "Federal System Plan," a President would be elected if he received a plurality of the popular vote and either 1) pluralities in more than 50% of the states, or 2) pluralities in combinations of states with more than 50% of the voters. If no one satisfied the requirements, the election would then go to the Electoral College which would be slightly altered so that...
...Sen. George D. Alken (R. Vt.), a supporter of Nixon's "Vietnamization" policy, echoed Fulbright's criticisms. "Apparently Cambodia is regarded not as a foreign country but as a no man's land-free for all." he said...
...Sen. Stephen M. Young (D.-Ohio), criticizing the "hallucination of victory in Vietnam." introduced a resolution which would censure the President on the grounds that he had no legal or constitutional power to act in Cambodia...
...Sen. Alan Cranston (D.-Calif.) said he will co-sponsor amendments to cut off funds for offensive military operations by American forces in all of Southeast Asia, including Cambodia and South Vietnam...
...Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54 (I).-Mass? made one of the strongest attacks on the decision, calling it "madness." Speaking in Boston yesterday, he said that the President has fallen prey to the illusion that drove another from office-the illusion of an American military victory in Southeast Asia...