red states rule
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- May 30, 2006
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What no one that supports the "Idea" that Bush stole the election ever manages to note is that the original court held for no recount every time it came before the court. The Florida Supreme Court was made up of 7 Democrats that made an obvious "political" ruling that would have cast Florida electoral college votes into being unable to participate in the vote for President. THAT is what made it a Federal issue.
The 3rd recount ( remember 2 official recounts had already occurred and Bush won both) would have pushed the final decision for who won official past the required deadline for submitting Electors to the College. By law that would have invalidated ANY electors selected by Florida and would have caused a federal problem with how to legally, constitutional decide who won. Gore would have been ahead in total numbers but the LAW requires a base number based on total electors possible and neither had that.
The Florida Supreme Court decision would have disenfranchised the entire State in the election process and would have done what Gore wanted, which was to give him more votes in a truncated College.
When Dems lose a vote, they go right to Court to find a liberal Judge to toss out the votes