The Supreme Court Shot Itself in the Foot While Shooting Down Al Gore.
Reason › Vol. 32 Nbr. 10, March 2001
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The Supreme Court Shot Itself in the Foot While Shooting Down Al Gore.
For any constitutionalist, the proper reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's majority opinion in Bush v. Gore is dismay. In dispensing with the Florida high court's efforts to resolve a confusing election-code tangle, derailing the election-contest process in Florida, and sidestepping the constitutionally established mechanisms for deciding disputed elections, the U.S. Supreme Court has done more than exceed the bounds of limited judicial power--it also confirmed the most cynical view of how the nation's top court operates.
At this point, if you suspect that I'm a Gore supporter, you re right. But before you dismiss my complaints as Democratic whining, let me explain that I haven't lost a moment's sleep over the fact that the other guy won. And it bothers me not a whit that the candidate who lost in the popular vote count won in the Electoral College. What's more, I don't even blame Bush or his team for what the Supreme Court did wrong-...See the full content of this document
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