Presidential Election of 2000

Presidential Election of 2000


On Friday, the U.S. Supreme court met to decide whether or not Florida’s Democratic Supreme Court wrongly rewrote state laws when it extended the hand-counting deadline and required the results to be on the official tally. Many minor questions fit into this one that make up minute details in the appeal; such as an excerpt from the U.S. Constitution that says that state courts may not be involved, nor have the ruling, during the time of an election. The nature of this appeal was asked for by none other than republican presidential candidate, George W. Bush.
The Justices assure that the answer is not self evident, but the Republican lawyers have brought forth heavy proof to establish it, just as the Democratic have brought forth important details to counter them. Bush’s legal team argue that the Florida Supreme...

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