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To: Elmer who wrote (122398)12/12/2000 11:58:40 PM
From: Jim McMannis  Read Replies (1) of 186894
 
This is another sad day in American history. Even the Supreme court of the United States couldn't make a definitive decision. They must have played "hot potato" for 2 days and finally decided to throw the potato back to FL just to take some of the heat off. The message they sent with it is that your out of time and can't fairly count votes anyhoo...but if you can do it by the 18th go ahead and try, Chuckle.
Interestingly, in the end it was Gores legal team that doomed him. The FL SC asked both the Dems and Pubs if they wanted a statewide hand recount. They both said no. That was the best chance the Dems had to get a fair count in under the wire. I guess Boies figured the could dupe the courts with the undervote count. Didn't fly with the USSC.
A big miscalculation by Boies.
Perhaps the moral of the whole thing is that given enough Lawyers and Judges you can screw up a good thing.

Jim
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