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To: Bill who wrote (953)	12/13/2000 1:52:08 PM
From: Dr. Id	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6089

But it WAS 7-2. How can you ignore it? The recount ordered by the FSC was unconstitutional any way you slice it. But Bill, why does EVERY major news outlet report it as 5-4? The L.A. Times, the New York Times, the Salon (online)...all say 5-4. I think that James Baker wants people to believe that since 7 justices had "constitutional problems" with the Florida Supreme Courts decision, that the vote was 7-2. But it was 5-4. Dr.Id@theyalsowantyoutobelievethatballotsdegradeinamonth.con

To: Bill who wrote (953)	12/13/2000 2:00:25 PM
From: LTK007	Respond to of 6089

i don't ignore it,and i agree a standard set would have been a good compromise,but when they,in 5-4,refused to give FS any time to do so,the 7-2 vote was a joke--------just reporting,now, what i hear on CNN,and a supreme court historian on CNN is once again stressing the 5-4,and saying the US SC has shot itself in the foot with that 5-4.He said the SC lost respect for years after the Dred Scott decision,and then fell out of respect during the depression,when it ruled against the New Deal,over and over.He thinks history will view this decision as one of the low points in SC history. I would read the NYT editorial i posted here---btw,Miami Herald is requesting to count the votes,so the truth(whatever it is) is at least known.They have formally petitioned to get this done,now--and not 6-months from now.max