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

To: ColtonGang who wrote (96902)	12/1/2000 10:40:21 AM
From: gao seng	Respond to of 769670

Q&A December 1, 2000 COX NEWS SERVICE Here are some questions and answers about the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the presidential election, which is to begin at 10 a.m. today: Q. What's this case about? A. The case -- George W. Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board et. al. -- was brought by the Republican presidential candidate to overturn the Florida Supreme Court's Nov. 21 ruling that extended the time for counting ballots in Florida. That extension allowed some counties to manually count disputed ballots. Q. What does Bush want the U.S. Supreme Court to do? A. Bush wants the court to rule that the Florida court was wrong and that the state's election results as they stood on Nov. 14 should have been certified as the official number. Q. What does Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore want the court to do? A. Gore wants the U.S. Supreme Court to decide either to not rule on the case or to uphold the Florida court's deadline extension. Q. Who else is involved? A. The canvassing boards of Palm Beach and Broward counties and Florida, Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris, Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth and the state Democratic Party are all parties. Q. What are the court's options? A. The court could uphold or overrule all or parts of the state Supreme Court's decision. The court also could decide not to issue a ruling. If it overrules the decision, it could send the case back to the Florida Supreme Court with guidelines for a new decision. Q. When is a ruling expected? A. The U.S. Supreme Court is not bound by any timetable, but it likely will rule quickly because of the Dec. 12 deadline for naming electors to the Electoral College. Q. If the high court decides in Bush's favor, does that mean he's the next president? A. Not necessarily, although his political position would be strengthened. Gore still could contest election results in several Florida counties. Q. If the court decides in Gore's favor, does that mean he's the next president? A. No. Gore still has to successfully contest the vote count in individual counties and then find enough new votes to overcome Bush's 537-vote lead. Q. Is it possible that neither side will win? A. It is possible that the court will decide not to rule or say that a final decision should be left to the Florida Legislature or to the U.S. Congress. Q. Who will argue the case? A. Theodore Olson, a prominent Washington attorney, will speak for Bush; Laurence Tribe, a Harvard Law School professor and constitutional authority, will speak for Gore. Miami attorney Joseph Klock Jr., will represent Harris and the state canvassing board, and Florida's Deputy Attorney General Paul Hancock will represent Butterworth. Q. Can I see or hear the arguments on television? A. The court does not allow cameras in the courtroom. But it will release audiotapes after the arguments are completed. It also will post a transcript of the arguments on its Web site, www.supremecourtus.gov. December 1, 2000