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To: hmaly who wrote (128750)	11/17/2000 4:27:08 PM
From: pgerassi	Respond to of 1570293

Dear Hmaly: The only thing ambiguous about that law is when the Democrats read it with welders goggles or if, the light is off. "Shall" used twice on the relevant line. It is not "might", "could", or "should" that would imply discretion but, "shall" implies that one must do it. It seemed that even some discretion is pushing it. The Democrat appointed Judge has given the most liberal ruling on "shall" possible without rewriting the law. The law as written: "If the county returns are not received by the Department of State by 5 p.m. of the seventh day following an election, all missing counties shall be ignored, and the results shown by the returns on file shall be certified." This is completely unambigous. Any result submitted to the DOS after 5PM on the 7th day after an election (Tuesday Nov. 14th) is to be ignored PERIOD! If the Florida Supreme Court gives this to Gore, it will be a gross miscarriage of justice. Given that, and I do not see how it could reasonably be ruled otherwise, either the Florida Legislature and the Governor should overturn that ruling by a legislative bill, the US Supreme Court should overrule it, or the House should vacate that ruling. I however, should think that the Circuit Judge ruling will be upheld. Face it, pending the overseas ballot tabulation, Bush won Florida by the vote and the rule of law. Pete