What does the Congressional role have to do with the Supreme Court?
Nothing. In fact, as of December 13, 2000, some 20 states still hadn’t turned in their results. Q: But I thought — A: The Florida Supreme Court had said earlier it would like to complete its work by December 12 to make things easier for Congress. The United States Supreme Court is trying to “help” the Florida Supreme Court out by reversing it and forcing the Florida court to abide by a deadline that everyone agrees is not binding. Q: But I thought the Florida Court was going to just barely have the votes counted by December 12. A: They would have made it, but the five conservative justices stopped the recount on December 9. Q: Why? A: Justice Scalia said some of the votes may not be legally counted. Q: So why not separate the votes into piles — hanging chads for Gore, indentations for Bush, votes that everyone agrees were intended for Gore or Bush — so that we know exactly how Florida voted before determining who won? Then, if some ballots (say, indentations) have to be thrown out,
