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"Andrew" <SEE_BELOW_TO_REPLY@bizaveNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> In pdx.general Russell Senior <seniorr@aracnet.com> wrote:
> :>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew  <SEE_BELOW_TO_REPLY@bizaveNOSPAM.com> writes:
>
> : Andrew> The election of 2000 was a tie - someone had to win.  I wish
> : Andrew> it had been Gore.  The Supreme Court isn't as non-partisan as
> : Andrew> everyone supposes they are, so it's not a huge surprise that
> : Andrew> they voted as they did.  Admit it: if things had been
> : Andrew> reversed, you'd be telling us how the Supreme Court was only
> : Andrew> doing the "right thing."
>
> : The "Right Thing" was to just count the votes, which is what I said at
> : the time.  If Bush had won, then the argument would be over.  They
> : decided the votes didn't matter, that what mattered was what Harris
> : said the votes said.  Turns out, Bush didn't get more votes.  Oops.
>
> Unfortunately, the Gore side blew it (easier said in hindsight I know)
> by not insisting on uniform recount standards across the state,
> immediately after the election.

Wasn't Gore's to demand.  Recount standards in Florida are set by the local
boards.