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

To: Dave Gore who wrote (5728)	12/11/2000 12:14:36 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6710

Hi Dave, I completely agree with you on this matter. What we have just witnessed is the utter politicization of the one branch of our government that was supposed to put mere partisanship aside. I am appalled at the childish ranting of Antonin Scalia in his opinion issued yesterday. Like a 10 year old who can't have his way, he is using the best intellectual powers he can muster to try to plead his biased case. He may be a brilliant lawyer, but he's proving to be an utter failure as wise referee. He has taken on the role of an advocate and a partisan. He should be ashamed of himself. -Ray

To: Dave Gore who wrote (5728)	12/11/2000 10:14:36 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 6710

The argument you make is that every county in Florida has their own procedures for determining how to count votes, and that is the procedure which was in place before the election and therefore it should be followed. The argument against that is that this isn't a county-wide election, it's a state-wide election. Every voter in Florida should be treated the same. If one county is more lenient, it dilutes the votes of voters in counties which are more strict. Which is a violation of their civil rights, and violates federal law, in particular the Federal Voting Rights Act. Further, many of the counties had no procedure in place because they had never done manual recounts. So to adopt standards now would violate due process. I am not an expert on voting law, but am repeating what I've read in briefs.