Word: moot
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...rewriting the law. Somewhat ironically, they also find themselves on the side of states' rights in arguing against the Republicans that state rather than federal courts should be the final arbiter of state election laws. Bush brought the case to the Supreme Court, and it might be considered moot if he's the top vote getter in the later as well as earlier tallies...
...supposed to be a quick, clean attack: Boies et al. were calling only two witnesses, who were, one presumed, supposed to deflect every GOP criticism and render every doubt moot: Of course there should be a full manual recount in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties! Is there another conceivable outcome...
...other words, if the high court finds in favor of the Bush team's challenge to the extension per se, every vote counted after the original November 14 deadline is rendered moot, and Gore's arguments fall apart. And Bush wins the election...
...course, this whole debate could be moot if the goal judge had a pair of glasses and counted the shot by junior assistant captain Pete Capouch that clearly went over the line with 13 minutes to go in the first period. It was clear as day to everyone behind the goal that the puck was in the net before squirting back out under B.C. goalie Scott Clemmensen...
...Democratic legal team spent most of the week in what one lawyer calls "triage," as Harris issued new opinions and set new deadlines almost daily, and sometimes hourly, most of them designed to delay the hand recounts until they became moot. At first, the Gore lawyers were primed for battle, but by Tuesday night the mood turned somber. Daley was so tired that he began to resemble Bert the Muppet. Christopher at times looked absolutely ancient. As their anger and frustration rose, Harris became the woman they loved to hate, just as she did for Democrats around the country...