I just logged back onto SI, haven't read the thread yet so don't know if anyone posted this yet, but the Florida Supreme Court didn't TELL Ms. Harris anything, nor did it say that the handcounts could continue, it did not say anything but deny the petition for extraordinary writs without prejudice to petitioners presenting the issues in the trial court.
I guess you could say that the Florida Supreme Court allowed the hand recounts to continue by not stopping them, but that doesn't mean that Harris' decision not to accept them was wrong. I have not seen Harris' letter either, but look forward to it. If she did it right, the game should be over.
Supreme Court of Florida
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2000
CASE NO.: SC00-2345
KATHERINE HARRIS as
SECRETARY OF STATE OF
FLORIDA, et al.
vs. CIRCUIT JUDGES OF THE
ELEVENTH, FIFTEENTH,
AND SEVENTEENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUITS OF
FLORIDA, et al.
_______________________________________________________________
Petitioners Respondents
We have before us the Emergency Petition for Extraordinary Relief of
Secretary of State Katherine Harris, in which petitioners request that this Court enter a
writ of mandamus under authority of article V, section 3(b)(8) or section 3(b)(7) of
the Florida Constitution, which provide that this Court may issue writs of prohibition
to courts and all writs necessary to the complete exercise of our jurisdiction. We have
considered this petition and have determined that the petition should be denied without
prejudice to petitioners appropriately presenting all issues in the trial court.
Therefore, the petition is denied without prejudice.
It is so ordered.
WELLS, C.J., and SHAW, HARDING, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, LEWIS and
QUINCE, JJ., concur.
A True Copy
tc
Served:
THERESA LEPORE
L. CLAYTON ROBERTS
HON. JEB BUSH, GOVERNOR |
