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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective
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To: Math Junkie who wrote (8801)12/13/2000 12:06:42 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 10042
 
From early reports of the ruling, it sounds like the lack of a uniform hand-counting standard was a big part of the problem in their minds.

Now that I've read the whole decision, I still don't get it. I was hoping the decision would describe the point at which lack of uniformity in the counting of ballots crossed some bright line from ordinary variation into unequal protection. The decision is written as though that were intuitively obvious. Well, it's not intuitively obvious to me (and apparently to some of the justices) so reading the decision was singularly unhelpful.

I'm predisposed to allow delegated officials room to operate within their prescribed authority. I accorded that to Kathleen Harris. I accorded that to the FLSC. I thought that the majority on the court was also inclined to show deference to state supreme courts, particularly in matters of state law, but they seemed to find something here so egregious as to require a hearty dose of judicial activism. I sure wish they had spoken clearly on where they drew that bright line so that I could give them the benefit of the doubt. At the moment I am unable to come up with any charitable interpretation of their action.

Karen
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