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...wake of its historic 5-4 decision Tuesday night, the Supreme Court has been the target of criticism from pundits and politicians alike. In particular, many have said that the narrow margin by which the court ruled in favor of Texas Gov. George W. Bush will damage its credibility as an unbiased arbiter and nonpartisan enforcer of the law. One of the strongest statements of this feeling came from a surprising source: the Supreme Court itself...
...this decision, narrow though it may be, should not endanger the court's reputation in the long run, the irresponsible personal attacks on certain justices notwithstanding...
Perhaps we should have known it was too good to be true. Last Friday, the Florida Supreme Court, by a narrow 4-3 margin, ruled in favor of an electoral contest suit filed by Vice President Al Gore '69. The ruling rightly set in motion a method of counting the over 43,000 ballots that voting machines had not counted, working to ensure every voter's voice was heard and the winner--whose identity was and is unknown--could rightfully receive Florida's electoral votes through certification tomorrow. Counting these undervotes. not just in Democratic counties, but across the state...
...continue doing so with high-profile appointments to his Administration. Powell and Rice would be the two most highly placed African Americans ever in an Administration. Hispanic Congressman Henry Bonilla and Texas railroad commissioner Tony Garza are close to Bush and are under consideration for positions. With such a narrow electoral mandate and itty-bitty margins of power in the House and Senate, Bush knows that such appointments would help curry favor with constituencies, which could be crucial to legislative success...
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