Thursday, October 27, 2011

2000 Election Reading #2

Facts/Details
1. Bush vs. Gore was decided under the Rehnquist Court
2. The Court's vote was 5-4
3. Bush v Gore was the 4th intervention, by the US Supreme Courth, in the litigation over the outcome of the presidential election
4. On November 13, Katharine Harris announced that the deadline of November 14 was final.
5. On December 8, the Florida Supreme Court ruled, by a vote of 4-3, that a manual recount was required by state law.
6. Six justices were unwilling to accent Bush's major submission to the effect that the Florida Supreme Court had produced an unacceptable change in Florida law
7. Minimalism was on full display in the courts two rulings during the election.
8. The Court's decision lacked any basis in precedent.

Questions
1.  Did Washington ever consider making the voting process nationalized? Why or why not?
2. Why couldn't they recount or revote?
3. Have they made a new way to completely avoid this from happening again or found a way to deal with this in the future?
4. Would the decision of the recount been changed if the justices political views were different?
5. Was the decision of the Supreme Court more difficult since there was no precedent? Why or why not?
6. What is minimalism in regards to government?

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