Hi max,
Two degrees there? It's a balmy 15 degrees in Ct. Ugh.
That was a really great post, honest and thoughtful, just like you. This part most impressed me and I'd love to see some discussion about it here on the thread:
It was the intent of the founding fathers to have a litigious system of government and set up a complex judicial
system,the this being fought in courts is apart of the founders plan.Why? they feared above all,dictatorial decision,and
the "muckery" democracy was the harder for a dictator to ever get control.
And because the system of checks and balances is so marvelously complex,you could still well see Bush win the
whitehouse EVEN if Gore were to clearly take the Florida vote lead,via a battle through the legislatures of Florida
and the federal government.
My wildest scenario is this,the final decision will end up on the floor of the senate,at which point a handful of
democratis will break ranks on the basis that they perceive what i see,now is NOT in the best interest of the
Democratic party to have the whitehouse,as they can fore-see a Democratic landslide come the 2002
congressional elections.
I tend to agree with you that the true intent of what we have grown to euphemistically call "a system of checks and balances" was to protect us from dictatorial rule. However, I think the founding fathers are probably rolling over in their graves at all the legal maneuverings now taking place. Still, I think the courts are a far better place to settle this than any other alternative. |
