Ecommerceman,
You say there is no reason the Fla. Legislature couldn't ...but you've already been offered a reason. Even THEY can't change the rules after the game starts. Your suggestion is otherwise reasonable. And, it's even possible that it would be considered proper by a Supreme Court, despite the "changing rules" rule, if it was found to offer a just fairness. However, nothing requires the winner, Bush, to partake. Gore alone could seek your plan alone, and it wouldn't be so less appealing for Bush's lack of participation as to greatly hinder the possibility of it happening. With or without both men behind it, its chances would be slim, IMO. Period.
A much simpler solution would have been, certainly, for Gore to have asked for all territory to be counted within the 72hr limit, instead of acting on the advice of Daley as he likely did. If he couldn't get it done, he'd concede like a man. Then we might have had cause to believe him when he says he just wants to count all the votes. Instead he asks us to believe the system expects County Grubbing to take place after the fact, when such is plainly wrong and against the American spirit of fair play.
A divided country indeed. What did you think we have had all along? Certainly to imagine Gore hasn't exacerbated this situation seems wrong to me.
Dan B |
