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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective
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To: Frank Griffin who wrote (6412)11/17/2000 1:52:04 AM
From: Dr. Id  Read Replies (2) of 10042
 
Today's State Supreme Court ruling that allows the hand counts to continue, the one the Gore campaign tried to
make a big deal about,, is not particularly relevant. Barring an unlikely intervention by the Federal Courts, the
one decision to look for is whether the Florida Supreme Court can and will force the Secretary of State to accept
the Democratic hand counts in the final vote certification. If the Secretary of State wins that decision, Bush wins
the election. If the Gore campaign prevails, the situation will turn much uglier and Vice President Gore will be
favored to become President.

I disagree. The ruling on continuing the hand counts is very relevant. Imagine that the Secretary of State's partisan ruling is upheld, and she declares the election over on Saturday. A few days later, the hand count (which is continuing) shows that Gore wins the state, but the vote is not counted because the Sec of State, who is also Bush's deputy campaign manager in Florida and a Bush delegate, won't allow the votes. Can you imagine the public outcry if Gore has won both the popular vote and the electoral college, but is barred because a Bush operative in a position of power blocked the vote? This is the most likely outcome if the court doesn't overrule her.
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