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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Trio who wrote (72976)	11/13/2000 3:45:42 PM
From: Mike 2.0	Respond to of 769667

Welllll....Check this out from ABCNews' election Q&A page. I think setting an impossible recount deadline may very well qualify as denying equal voting rights...JMO Is it lawful for a federal court to intervene in a state voting process? Yes, but only in certain situations. Historically, federal courts do not get involved in state elections because the Constitution and federal law defers to the states. There are two major exceptions. Federal law prohibits denying anyone the right to vote because of race, and protects equal voting rights—one man one vote—which usually pertains to drawing up voting districts in a fair manner. The Bush campaign’s attempt to seek a federal injunction to stop further hand counting of ballots in Florida is an unprecedented case. So far, the only other federal case related to this year’s presidential election was filed by an African-American man in Tallahassee, Fla., alleging he was prevented from voting because of his race.

To: Trio who wrote (72976)	11/13/2000 3:50:27 PM
From: jhild	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

You really haven't grasped the scope of the events in Florida if you either think that Bush has won that vote that is still not fully counted, or if you think that the Bush Federal suit was anything but a desperate attempt to stop the counting of all votes that has now failed. Regardless of the outcome it looks like Bush is the one smearing himself with loser's paint by his pretense that he is in a winners circle. He's really acting no better than Al Haig did. That is sad.