Zappykins said:
Friendly reminder - Bush did NOT win Floridia in 2000. It was the US Supreme court that decided which way the state went. And for some funny reason, the majority of the Supreme Court - which included Dad's nominations, chose Flordia. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has said repeatedly it was the worste decision of her life. But she needed Bush in office so should could retire and take care of her ailing husband, while a conservative replaced her. |
No... he won Florida. He won the initial votes.
That the recount was illegal was ruled... by a vote of 7-2. Which you can't call a politically motivated decision. (Although actually I disagree with the ruling... since like gore argued that pretty much makes all statewide elections illegal, at least from my POV. Well i guess that doesn't make the ruling wrong, but it should of came with an order for states to standardize voting procedures in all districts.)
There never was a recount because the Florida deadline for recounts was the 12th. Something the Supreme court did decide on partisian 5-4 lines. Which is silly... since that was the date Florida established. That was decided along partisian lines, but it was the minority that ruled due to political preference. (The ruling in this case was correct.)
Even Gore admitted as much when he dropped the case. What he was looking for was a win on it not being a breach under the 14th ammendment. When he lost that, he lost the election.
The 7-2 result is the only questionable ruling.
