It appears that the line of scrimmage has shifted to the Seminole Countyesque suits, which seek to throw out all votes that may have been tainted by perceived
application irregularities.
hmmmm.....
Mr. Gore apparently tried to both distance himself from, while at the same time promote, those suits in his Q & A session today.
This should be indicative of Mr. Gore's true mission here, which is to win at all costs, regardless of the cost,
despite the rhetoric in which he has cloaked his actions,
to wit, that every vote must be counted.
I would certainly feel more comfortable if Mr. Gore would simply acknowledge the fact that he will fight and make any argument necessary for the purpose of winning. Why not just say it?
What's that old saying? Actions speak louder than words.
As for the ballot application allegations, can anyone explain to me the difference between sending out applications with all of the data preprinted and filling in the very same data by hand after a printer's error?
It would appear to be the same thing, so why should one be legal and the other illegal?
As I understand it, the Democrats sent out thousands of preprinted ballot applications as well. I daresay the printer who prepared the applications was not related to any of the voters who signed and returned them.
The better argument may be that Democrats were not given similar opportunity to make corrections, but I am unclear as to what exactly supposedly happened in that regard.
Even if that argument were to prevail,it comes down to the same bottom line problem faced in all of these suits--what is the proper remedy?
With all due respect to those here who do not share my views, the remedy, if any, will not be to throw out all absentee ballots. If the Florida Supremes' decision is to be given any meaning at all, that result might even be considered unconstitutional.
JMO
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