OT Hi John, RE: "then Gore will probably have the unofficial votes to win."
Regardless of who would win, I would expect a manual count to be done for the entire State of Florida - and - all other states where it is close (so it isn't biased for or against Bush/Gore). I believe most Reps & Dems on this Thread, said the same earlier.
RE: "If the counties go to the Florida Secretary of State with a Gore majority hand count, I don't know if she can, politically, throw them out."
Since the court ruled she must use, "sound discretion" before rejecting any late returns, I would have to agree with you.
RE: "I'm beginning to smell the US Supreme Court at the end of this challenging situation. And maybe that's a good thing, any resolution at this point is going to leave a whole lot of unsatisfied folks."
The polls show most Americans would prefer accuracy, over an incorrect closure based upon a deadline that may have been made before the USA had an enormous population as large as 240MM (edit: which implies the Counties have probably grown too, making such an early deadline no longer adequate). Laws aren't updated until they are proven inadequate.
Btw, Bush's filing was disturbing because it was misleading or untruthful.
Regards,
Amy J |
