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Prof. Altman pretty much sums up the spin surrounding the Bush/Florida situation, when he opines that, "[I'm being] imprecise because there is no agreed-upon method of vote-counting;..." This was not at all the case. The Democrats flubbed up in their own district, disenfranchised their own people (this would not be the last time), then displayed their desire to convince Americans that they could _divine_ what someone meant when so-called "chads" were "hanging," "double punched" or only "dimpled" by voters who in some cases were too old to any longer grasp the meaning of voting (if you believe some reports)--in favor of Al Gore. It was farcical. This is what was not decided upon until the US Supremes got involved. The Florida Supremes then defied the US Court in the ultimate act of illegality--this was what was thwarted in--"a process [Prof. Altman reminds me] that was deliberately thwarted by the Supreme Court..." Deliberate yes, and the _law_ also, "... lest it conflict with the result of their decision." What decision? The one hammered out as per the law? Or the one that didn't let Al Gore steal the election through fraud? (i.e. Boise, who was guilty of using a precedent that never took place.[1]). The final verdict in Florida was that the Law won. I see nothing but opinion from either Profs. Altman or Kaiser. They are entitled to it. I'd still like to see the so-called _BEST_ study showing the Bush didn't win at all. The Buchanan incident is an overblown issue that didn't even register on the vote counting radar. Most states report a 3-4% "+" or "-" statistical error in the voting. Florida has been the focus due to the amount of Electoral votes it posesses. Buchanan wasn't even within the 3% range. [1] Therefore, it appears that Respondent-Attorney Boies and Respondent-Attorney Berger offered an allegedly false affidavit to two Florida courts: the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida (Palm Beach County) (Florida Circuit Judge Jorge Labarga) and the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida (Broward County) (Florida Circuit Court Judge Leroy H. Moe). See supra Greenberg & Mihalopoulos; Miller; Florida Democratic Party (affidavit of Michael Lavelle). ... To summarize, it appears that Respondent-Attorney Boies and Respondent-Attorney Berger offered an allegedly false affidavit to two Florida courts,7 <http://www.nlpc.org/gip/001130fl.htm#footnote7> and there has been no report that Respondent-Attorney Boies or Respondent-Attorney Berger has taken remedial measures to address the allegedly false affidavit. http://www.nlpc.org/gip/001130fl.htm Robert MacNIchol Irvine Valley College
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