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Re: actually..... HyogaRott Send a noteboard - 12/12/2012 09:39:01 PM
SCOTUS ruled that Florida had to follow their own laws, that existed at the time of the election, not change them on the fly.


they ruled that florida should do a full recount, but that doing a full recount would harm the winner (bush), and they took their time to decide the case such that FL did not have time to do the full recount by the date the results needed to be certified.

it's still beside the fact that the FL supreme court should have been the deciding factor in the case, but now that it's history there is no point in arguing it anymore...


They anounced their decision in less than 24 hours so I don't know where you get "..they took their time to decide the case such that FL did not have time to do the full recount..." As for history you are correct; however, I would like to make 1 point. The non-binding recounts (using all the proposed methods) that occured after the election was certified STILL showed Bush as the winner. Only when you used some rather strange recount processes was Gore ever able to, barely, come out on top.

Important facts:
1: SCOTUS simply forced Florida to follow their own law.
2: SCOTUS Ruled that varying vote counting policies (in different counties) was not allowed.
3: Even after the various recounts, Bush still won the state.
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SCOTUS Justice Antonin Scalia is brilliant, just brilliant - Anonymous2000 - 11/12/2012 05:09:19 AM 1274 Views
WTF does "I don’t care what their intent was. I care what it was that they intended" mean? Joel - 11/12/2012 09:03:23 PM 797 Views
Yeah I read that twice to see if that was right *NM* Dark Knight - 11/12/2012 09:36:55 PM 375 Views
Part of me pities Scalias decline, because he could once nimbly and convincly argue black is white. Joel - 12/12/2012 07:09:56 PM 781 Views
Re: your post. Stephen - 12/12/2012 07:18:18 PM 734 Views
You are quite right; I never noticed that until now. Joel - 12/12/2012 07:29:08 PM 853 Views
Not quite HyogaRott - 12/12/2012 08:16:27 PM 839 Views
Poes Law. Joel - 16/12/2012 01:42:55 PM 763 Views
More like disapeared in a puff of Florida's own law that they were trying to ignore. HyogaRott - 12/12/2012 08:13:13 PM 764 Views
actually..... moondog - 12/12/2012 08:32:58 PM 835 Views
Re: actually..... HyogaRott - 12/12/2012 09:39:01 PM 799 Views
Florida state law does not and did not prohibit statewide recounts. Joel - 16/12/2012 01:45:52 PM 747 Views
Spoken like a true lib.....I could have written that for you. Anonymous2000 - 12/12/2012 05:08:42 AM 793 Views
The people of WA and CO just decided pot should be legal; think Scalia agrees? Joel - 12/12/2012 07:25:11 PM 769 Views
FreshMints decided that the almond aroma of radioactive arsenic is very pleasing... HyogaRott - 12/12/2012 08:09:39 PM 799 Views
I am aware of Scalias "logic," and his rejection of it about a year later with Robamacare. Joel - 16/12/2012 01:51:16 PM 778 Views
But you didn't. Dannymac - 13/12/2012 04:06:05 PM 778 Views
Yup, yup; the Constitution is all about majority rule WITH minority rights. Joel - 16/12/2012 01:56:15 PM 771 Views
Your whole rant lacks any logic HyogaRott - 12/12/2012 03:46:34 PM 820 Views
+1 - logic is not his strong suit. *NM* Anonymous2000 - 12/12/2012 04:21:09 PM 329 Views
His comment references the authors (NOT words) intent in both negative and affirmative. Joel - 12/12/2012 06:45:02 PM 749 Views
Rebuttal HyogaRott - 12/12/2012 07:58:41 PM 778 Views
Only nominally. Joel - 16/12/2012 03:54:38 PM 774 Views
I was stumped by his phrasing as well A Deathwatch Guard - 12/12/2012 09:31:53 PM 654 Views
But we must go by his words and his understanding of their meaning, without interpretation. Joel - 16/12/2012 01:40:23 PM 758 Views
The SCotUS is no place for raging homophobes. Mndrew - 13/12/2012 04:48:30 AM 910 Views
Sorry you don't like it, but what he said is true. HyogaRott - 13/12/2012 03:11:42 PM 805 Views
Lol. Homophobia is synonymous w/ homonegativism. It's not meant to convey a true phobia *NM* kHz1000 - 13/12/2012 03:28:01 PM 449 Views
Only for people who don't know actually know how to read and understand words. Nice spin though. *NM* HyogaRott - 13/12/2012 05:54:29 PM 327 Views
So then what we need is a definition of homophobia? Jeordam - 13/12/2012 09:56:15 PM 841 Views
Re: So then what we need is a definition of homophobia? kHz1000 - 13/12/2012 11:16:46 PM 783 Views
-phobe : Greek -phobos, adj. derivative of phóbos fear, panic HyogaRott - 13/12/2012 11:32:14 PM 804 Views
Do you have a similar problem with "xenophobia?" Because it's exactly the same thing. Ghavrel - 14/12/2012 01:30:24 AM 731 Views
xenophobia is the fear of the alien... WTF are you trying to say? HyogaRott - 14/12/2012 03:03:09 AM 796 Views
No. You are patently, objectively incorrect. Ghavrel - 14/12/2012 08:39:00 AM 714 Views
An aside. Stephen - 14/12/2012 01:21:32 PM 803 Views
Don't believe me, ask a Greek it is after all THEIR word. I gave you some extra capitals, happy now? *NM* HyogaRott - 14/12/2012 02:56:09 PM 443 Views
stop being obtuse moondog - 14/12/2012 05:10:41 PM 776 Views
Hmmmm lets see, people misuse a word, perverting its meaning... HyogaRott - 14/12/2012 07:29:11 PM 737 Views
If everyone "misuses" a word, that becomes an acceptable use of it. Ghavrel - 14/12/2012 10:14:23 PM 736 Views
Re: If everyone "misuses" a word, that becomes an acceptable use of it. Novo - 15/12/2012 12:12:18 AM 851 Views
Always good to have your backing. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/12/2012 03:50:14 AM 397 Views
and if everryone jumps off a cliff to splatter on the rocks I should just be a good little lemming. HyogaRott - 15/12/2012 07:13:27 AM 673 Views
actually, you have already chosen stupid by pretending the word means something it does not moondog - 15/12/2012 03:34:35 PM 704 Views
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA, my friend John would strenuously disagree. HyogaRott - 16/12/2012 06:50:19 AM 816 Views
and you are a small-minded buffoon who can't come up with real arguments so you resort to nitpicking moondog - 17/12/2012 11:48:25 PM 740 Views
Double post. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/12/2012 10:14:50 PM 355 Views
that's glory for you! moondog - 14/12/2012 10:44:30 PM 803 Views
So very conflicted, in so many ways.... Joel - 16/12/2012 04:14:08 PM 915 Views
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