court stacking begins

[SmarterthanYou]

Oh that's just utter right wing nonsense. Not only that it wasn't even neccessary. The final say in Florida would have gone to the State legislature and that's what SCOTUS should have allowed to happen. Since Florida's legislature was dominated by Republicans the end result would have been the same with out setting a horrible precedent.

are you saying that elections laws should be meaningless when the results aren't what you want them to be?

 

[Mott the Hoople]

Seems the boneheads still don't grasp what happened in Fla. and make up their own facts as they see fit....

Here it is again....pay attention:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2000

. Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris announced she would reject any revised totals from those counties if they were not turned in by November 14, the statutory deadline for amended returns.

Despite the lies, Harris was following the freekin' laws of Florida as they existed ...11/14 THE DEADLINE FOR AMENDED RETURNS


The Florida Supreme Court extended the deadline to November 26, a decision later vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Florida Dim packed State Supreme court tried to CHANGE THE EXISTING LAWS to accomodate Al Gore and the Democrats....unconstitutional


Miami-Dade eventually halted its recount and resubmitted its original total to the state canvassing board, while Palm Beach County failed to meet the extended deadline. On November 26, the state canvassing board certified Bush the victor of Florida's electors by 537 votes.

Even with the unconstitutional deadline of 11/26 ... BUSH STILL WON


Gore formally contested the certified results, but a state court decision overruling Gore was reversed by the Florida Supreme Court, which ordered a recount of over 70,000 ballots previously rejected by machine counters. The U.S. Supreme Court quickly halted the order.

a. Gore's attempt to steal the election was stopped by a state court decision

b. Florida Supreme Court again goes to bat for Gore by overturing the State Court...this is second attempt by Fla. SC to give the election to Gore...

c. US Supreme Court finally does their duty and tells FSC to fuck-off with their unconstitutional biased decisions to help Gore

On December 12, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the Florida Supreme Court's plan for recounting ballots was unconstitutional. It also directed by a 5-4 vote that the Florida recounts cease and that the previously certified total would hold.

And those kiddies... are the facts of the 2000 election and Gors attempt to steal the Presidency with the help of a left-wing court....

You don't know what you're talking about. The State supreme court decision would have landed the political process in the State legislature, either way, Gore loses as the Florida legislature was controlled by Republicans and that's what should have been allowed to happen. As acrimonius as it was the political process should have been allowed to proceed to the bitter end.

 

[Mott the Hoople]

are you saying that elections laws should be meaningless when the results aren't what you want them to be?

That's one hell of a stretch. I'm saying that the political process should have been adhered to. Though there was a lot of acrimony the law was being followed. Worst case scenario was that the election decision, as a tie, would landed in the State Legislature, which would have awarded the electoral votes to Bush which certainly would have been a decision I wouldn't have liked but that is the law in the State of Florida. By intervening with the political process the courts became a part of the political process and that sets a scary precedence.

 

[Minister of Truth]

That's one hell of a stretch. I'm saying that the political process should have been adhered to. Though there was a lot of acrimony the law was being followed. Worst case scenario was that the election decision, as a tie, would landed in the State Legislature, which would have awarded the electoral votes to Bush which certainly would have been a decision I wouldn't have liked but that is the law in the State of Florida. By intervening with the political process the courts became a part of the political process and that sets a scary precedence.

Then Gore shouldn't have run to the FL Supreme Court.

 

[NOVA]

You don't know what you're talking about. The State supreme court decision would have landed the political process in the State legislature, either way, Gore loses as the Florida legislature was controlled by Republicans and that's what should have been allowed to happen. As acrimonius as it was the political process should have been allowed to proceed to the bitter end.

Sorry sonny....the US Supreme Court is the highest court in the land...not some State Supreme court....not when deciding on the Constitutionally of decision....

4th grade Civics...

And Changing existing election law because you don't like the outcome is unconstitutional.....

On December 12, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the Florida Supreme Court's plan for recounting ballots was unconstitutional.