What makes the Scalia-led opinion so disgusting is the combo of Gore's count in process--citizens counting votes, many of which never got tabulated; and the fact that Scalia's retinue of justices historically always ruled in support of the state high court decisions in state matters.
It's clear that Bush has been prepared to accept an illegitimate presidency. Without a majority of votes (and you can't say he has one without all the votes counted), Bush needed: a) the U.S. Supreme Court; b) Congress; or, c) the Florida Legislature. Of the three, Bush prefers the U.S. high court.
I've still got an uncanning feeling my earlier prediction will prevail, that the U.S. Supreme Court decision will ultimately come down to a 6-3, in favor of Gore.
I think both Kennedy and O'Conner can be persuaded to support state rights non-politically. I'm surprised these two justices got lured into the Scalia/Renquist/Thomas wing of the Court on this decisions. From the beginning, I always knew Renquist, Thomas and Scalia would support Bush unbudgingly. But, on the other hand, maybe by Kennedy and O'Conner siding with Scalia initially, more weight will be given to the ultimate decision should when they shift their support to the Stevens, Beyer, Ginsberg and Souter side of the argument.
Conclusively, if Bush stops the vote count he'll NEVER be considered a legitimate president. He'll become an Ugly American President and will be viewed as such far and wide, but more importantly this is how history will consider him. Bad for Bush; bad for the county! |
