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Let us, then, endeavor so to amend our system that the office of Chief Magistrate may not be conferred upon any citizen but in pursuance of a fair expression of the will of the majority.
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Jackson calls for amendments to ensure that the presidency is awarded based on a fair expression of the majority's will.
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