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Politics : Why is Gore Trying to Steal the Presidency? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (3203)	12/1/2000 3:29:34 PM
From: William Brotherson	Respond to of 3887

Christopher, I believe they were very in favor of Bush, that is why they grilled the lawyer so hard over Gore's lawyer. They had to make sure that the grounds he stated could pass muster.. JMHO!! wb

To: The Philosopher who wrote (3203)	12/1/2000 5:09:06 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 3887

The weakness in Gore's case is that the Florida Supreme Court appears to have based its decision on the Florida constitution, and according to the case of McPherson v. Blacker (I haven't read this opinion, but this is what Scalia and Rehnquist said and Tribe conceded), the United States Constitution trumps the Florida Constitution on federal matters like electing a president. I count four votes that the Florida Supreme Court's ruling is unconstitutional, Scalia, Thomas because he votes with Scalia, O'Connor and Rehnquist. Kennedy I am not sure about. Definitely the other four, Ginsburg, Souter (the weasel!), Breyer and Stevens, are on the other side of this issue. The weakness in Bush's case is that there doesn't seem to be any clear reason to decide this at all - it will temporarily give Bush more votes but it won't end the controversy.

To: The Philosopher who wrote (3203)	12/1/2000 6:16:52 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3887

The para below is something I didn't know, and the article linked is the most persuasive case I've read against the Gore position. I tried to paste the whole thing but it won't "select," so I'm just typing the very interesting beginning of the piece: Note: If you make a mistake, return your ballot card and obtain another. AFTER VOTING, CHECK YOUR BALLOT CARD TO BE SURE YOUR VOTING SELECTIONS ARE CLEARLY AND CLEANLY PUNCHED AND THERE ARE NO CHIPS LEFT HANGING ON THE BACK OF THE CARD. --Voting instructions, Palm Beach County, Florida tnr.com