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

To: globestocks who wrote (5978)	12/12/2000 7:11:57 PM
From: tekmon	Respond to of 6710

Walk through the thread and watch out for the landmines <g>

To: globestocks who wrote (5978)	12/12/2000 7:12:59 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6710

Irreparable harm is a standard legal requirement for getting a stay of a lower court order. the argument basically was that if you did the hand recounts and they put Gore ahead and he got the electors and became President and then after all the appeals were finished the court declared the hand recounts illegal for any of a variety of reasons, the harm to Bush would be irreparable because you couldn't turn back the clock and make Bush president. Whether you agree or not, it's a reasonable argument to make.