Yes, of course we have an electoral college, but the state legislators must follow the will of the popular vote.

Bush v. Gore was a per curiam opinion which courts usually decide as a whole. In this case, it was done in this matter because none of the Justices wanted to be associated with its content. It held the Florida method for recounting ballots was unconstitutional by a 7-2 decision.

By a 5-4 decision, the court held that no alternative method could be decided within the time limits established by the Florida legislature. This was the operative part of the opinion and was decided along traditional partisanship lines.

Florida recount law allows a candidate to request a county to county manual recount, and Gore requested recounts in four counties.

Floride recount law requires all counties to certify their election returns within seven days of the election and several of the counties requiring recounts did not belief they could meet this deadline. Three of the four counties that Gore requested a recount in did not meet the seven day deadline. The Florida Secretary of State, the busty Katherine Harris, would not extend the filing deadline.

The five Justice majority ordered the recount stopped three days before the December 12th safe harbor deadline arrived. This decision was highly criticized.

As for the Equal Protection clause argument, how can one have different counties counting the vote in the same way when each county had different methods of casting ballots, some had optical scanners, etc.?

Justice Stevens said in his dissent: "Time may one day heal the wound inflicted to that confidence (in the rule of law) that will be inflicted by today's decision." He went on to say, we may never know the winner in this years presidential election, but the loser is perfectly clear. "It is the nation's confidence in the Judge as the impartial guardian of the law."

Many legal scholars say the decision was corrupt.

And your remarks do not take into account all Katherine Harris' shenanigans to disenfranchise voters before the election.

No debate.

Just pointing out that you're so ignorant, that you didn't even know that Rush's TV show was cancelled twelve years ago,

And you're foolish enough to believe, that you're well informed.

No, Timmy. You know liberals and Nazis are opposites. It's really interesting. I guess this is the new version of:

Rovian Tactic No. 101: Projecting.

I've seen this bandied about lately,"liberals are the real fascists". In fact, the author of this crazy book was on Jon Stewart, recently.

So, Timmy, that's the new theme you're sposed to post - over - and - over - and - over - again - until, the less-than-bright believe it?

Is that it?

Second hand smoke is very dangerous, indeed. Consult the American Lung Association Second Hand Smoke fact sheet:

-second hand smoke has been classified by the EPA as a known form of lung cancer for humans.

-second hand smoke exposure causes disease and premature death in children and adults who do not smoke. Second hand smoke contains hundreds of chemicals known to be toxic.

-nonsmokers exposed to second hand smoke at work are at an increased risk for adverse health effects.

-second hand smoke causes 3,400 lung cancer deaths and 46,000 heart disease deaths in adult nonsmokers in the United States each year.

Tim, I do not mind you putting out conservative misinformation, but you should not put out misinformation on serious subjects such as this one. There is no doctor who would tell you that secondhand smoke is not a serious health risk. If you really talked to a doctor who told you so, please tell us his or her name and number here to be contacted. This is a serious issue and not to be played with.

...or perhaps he's just clever.
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