Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

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

To: MasonS who wrote (85524)	11/22/2000 10:21:04 PM
From: Carolyn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

This gets more interesting by the minute! LOL! The old adage is true: What goes around, comes around. Hear that, Al?

To: MasonS who wrote (85524)	11/22/2000 10:21:24 PM
From: md1derful	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Wow..this is huge..I saw this too on Hardball...Jim Warren, a sharp guy will report tomorrow in the Tribune that this official who Boies woke up at 2 in the morning with a request to sign an affidavit alleging a judge in Illinois HAD APPROVED dimpled chads...agreed to sign this...however he now retracts this, saying the judge NEVER approved dimpled chads...thus Boies case crumples and our dear idiotic judges have been duped....wow doc

To: MasonS who wrote (85524)	11/22/2000 10:22:44 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Got a link?

To: MasonS who wrote (85524)	11/22/2000 10:35:36 PM
From: Carl R.	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 769667

As predicted, the Republicans have appealed to the US Supreme Court. We shall see if they have the wisdom to stay out. Everyone who touches this case will be tarred by it. The Florida Supreme Court has lost what little respect it had as a non-partisan court. I for one wasn't surprised by the decision, but was very disappointed that not one judge had the dignity to stand up and say that the court was going too far. The USSC may not be able to resist this case, though. They Florida SC broke all rules of separation of powers in their decision. They legislated by creating a new ending date, replacing the one in the statute. They exercised the Secretary of State's discretionary power for her. Essentially they have assumed absolute control of the government of Florida. Where it gets interesting is if the other branches start rebelling, which they may. Suppose Harris refuses to certify the manually recounted votes? She would no doubt be held in contempt of court, but courts used to be loathe to issue court orders because they have little power to actually force someone to do something against their will. Suppose that the Florida legislature refuses to obey and appoints the Republican electors? Will Clinton order in the National Guard to force them to do the bidding of the Florida SC? Yes, things are bad now, but they can always get worse. These are some ugly scenarios that I paint, but when one branch of government tries to dominate the others bad things can happen. As a result, even though they should refuse cert, the US SC may feel compelled to deal with the troubling constitutional questions. The whole situation is rather sad. Probably the best possible outcome would be if Gore can't "find" enough votes to put him over the top. That way the whole matter will hopefully just die down and the constitutional crisis will melt away before getting out of hand. Other than that, I just don't know how this can end up without further trouble. Carl

To: MasonS who wrote (85524)	11/24/2000 12:07:57 AM
From: Ellen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

chron.com Nov. 18, 2000, 7:44PM Recounts a part of Texas politics State gives leeway on voter intent herald.com Published Sunday, November 19, 2000, in the Miami Herald What's a dimple? Sometimes it's a vote ... More often than not, courts around the country have ruled that dimpled ballot holes can be considered a vote, The New York Times reported Thursday. cnn.com Texas law specifically allows for counting dimpled ballots if "an indentation on the chad ... is present and indicates a clearly ascertainable intent of the voter to vote." capitol.state.tx.us capitol.state.tx.us capitol.state.tx.us capitol.state.tx.us