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

To: thebeach who wrote (80859)	11/18/2000 10:22:37 AM
From: James R. Barrett	Respond to of 769667

One thing is absolutely certain, Gore and the dems will do anything to hold onto the presidency. Bush will have a majority in the house and senate for at least two years. This fact scares the shit out of the dems. Bush can do a lot of damage to many pet federal agencies that were put in place by the dems over the years. The Microsoft suit will die a slow death once he withholds the funding to keep it going.

To: thebeach who wrote (80859)	11/18/2000 10:26:27 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 769667

Florida won't be thrown out of the equation. Fla. Legislature Could Pick Slate of Electors By Jo Becker and Peter Slevin Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, November 18, 2000; Page A12 TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 17–Republicans in charge of the Florida legislature are preparing a legal strategy to appoint the state's 25 electors themselves if the Florida Supreme Court fails to rule on the matter promptly. "We're going to potentially ignore the state Supreme Court," Tom Feeney, a Republican lawyer who will take over as House speaker on Tuesday, said in an interview today. "It is the state legislature that determines the method of selecting electors. . . . The question is whether or not the Supreme Court of Florida has any role whatsoever. If they try to interfere with our responsibilities, then we still have to fulfill them." Federal law leaves the question of determining the methods for selecting members of the electoral college up to individual states. It provides that if the election fails to produce a slate of electors, "the electors may be appointed on a subsequent day in such a manner as the legislature of such state may direct." Members of the electoral college are scheduled to meet on Dec. 18 to cast their votes for president. But if the courts do not resolve the matter by Dec. 12, the law could allow the Florida legislature to step in and put new procedures in place, including appointing the electors themselves. Republicans control both houses of the legislature. "Our lawyers tell me . . . that the legislature has a direct authority and power granted to it under the U.S. Constitution that no state court could interfere with, negate or abrogate," Feeney said. "The bottom line is if we had to act because of the failure of this election to be certified on Saturday or the near future . . . we think we have constitutional obligation and we'd have to get good legal advice about what our options are." Feeney said he had not discussed the matter with the campaign of Republican candidate George W. Bush or the office of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. He issued a statement later today after the Florida Supreme Court blocked Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris from certifying the final results of the election on Saturday, as she had planned. He called the court's decision "premature" and "regrettable," and pointed to the federal law empowering state legislatures to provide the rules for picking electors. "It is my intention to monitor the discord between the judicial and executive branches, and the Florida legislature will play a role should it become necessary," the statement said. Ronald G. Meyer, a lawyer for the Florida Democratic Party, said the question of electors is "something we'll be looking at." But he believes the Supreme Court will resolve the question and thinks it "highly unlikely" that the Florida election will remain unresolved in mid-December. Another Florida lawyer, Bill L. Bryant Jr., believes that if the case does drag on, the legislature could say, "We're going to pick 25 people, and they're going to Washington and vote for whomever." "In normal times, that would be a very far-out idea. It would be unthinkable," said Bryant, who represents the chairman of the Florida canvassing board. "To look at the context, it's not so far out. It's an option." washingtonpost.com

To: thebeach who wrote (80859)	11/18/2000 10:32:09 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Al Gore is doing is trying desperately to get Florida thrown out by Dec 16. No need to wait that long, The votes will be counted by Wednesday of next week and will stare everyone in the face throughout Thanksgiving. It will be real interesting to see if Bush can get on TV as the clear loser, and still lie to America about winning. I bet he can't, but his daddy's friends make him do it anyway so he'll stare at the teleprompter like a POW again. TP