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To: michael97123 who wrote (40378)	12/3/2000 8:32:41 PM
From: Jerome	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

Here's a different take from Florida Republicans. A Republican lawsuit asks the Florida Supreme Court to do a complete hand recount of the entire state. From today's Christian Science Monitor: One of those suits, filed by Naples resident Matt Butler, a Bush supporter, has reached the Florida Supreme Court, where the justices are asking that briefs be submitted today. At issue: whether the Florida law that allows only candidates and political parties to request manual recounts violates Florida's Constitution by potentially diluting the votes of Floridians living in counties where recounts are not requested. A statewide recount "would at least divine the will of the actual Florida electorate rather than an unrepresentative sample carefully chosen by Vice President Gore," the suit says in part. Trial starts Wednesday. About now I ask myself "Do the Republicans want to pay the price of winning this one." The Florida Legislature will probably appoint their own set of electors in the next few days, regardless what the courts decide. My readings indicate that the Florida Legislature is about 65 to 70% Republican. But here is a real problem. Any Republican that won his seat by a large majority (65%+) can do as he darn well pleases. But if a Republican won by 1 to 5% he is signing his own death warrant. The last thing any Republican wants to see an aroused Democratic opposition, that now knows how to punch a ballot properly. Without getting into the technicalities, Republicans know that Bush didn't carry the country, didn't carry the actual or intended vote of Florida. This puts Bush in a very precarious situation. The last president that won under similar circumstances, (Harrison) was constantly referred to as "his fraudulency". He lasted one term. Do the Republicans really want to win the battle and then lose the war??? Jerome