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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tekmon who wrote (5622)	12/10/2000 6:32:45 AM
From: Vendit™	Respond to of 6710

James A. Baker III, Bush's campaign advisor, expressed happiness with the announcement — and pointed to the division over the recount decision even among the state Supreme Court justices. "We're very pleased that we will have the opportunity to argue the merits of our case before the United States Supreme Court," Baker said. "As the three dissenting justices of the Florida Supreme Court emphasized, their four colleagues risked violating federal law and the United States Constitution by developing an alternative and flawed recount system." Gore lawyers Ron Klain and David Boies also made comments during a subsequent press conference, expressing their disappointment in the high court's ruling but remaining optimistic and confident they'll prevail Monday. Boies, who at one point made a verbal slip and referred to the Texas governor as "President Bush," speculated about how Gore took the news and emphasized the importance of allowing Florida state law to ultimately decide the election. "I am sure that the vice president of the United States is very disappointed that the vote count has been interrupted," Boies said. "This is a matter of state law. State law is deserving of deference. The United States Supreme Court ought not to step in to change that ... and tell a state court, 'You've got to change the rules of the game.'" foxnews.com