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...acceptable "in the hypothetical situation that a recount does recommence." Souter pointed out that without an objective standard, some voters might be disenfranchised, which would violate the "equal protection" clause of the Constitution. "Don't we need a standard," the Justice demanded? Olson agreed that should the high court remand the case to the Florida Circuit Courts and Secretary of State Katherine Harris, he would accept any ensuing standards. Perhaps sensing Olson's fatigue, Justice Scalia jumped in with a rhetorical question designed to clarify Olson's position on the admissibility of recounts, to which the Bush attorney replied, gratefully...
...prompted quite a few barbed queries from Justice Scalia, who was audibly displeased with several of Boies' responses. Justice O'Connor, as well, posed tough questions to the Gore lawyer; at one point she asked him why the Florida Supreme Court had not responded to the high court's remand of a decision to extend the certification deadline. Boies didn't seem to have an answer...
...Supreme Court handed the recount deadline decision back to Florida's high court, asking for "clarification," it's not hard to understand why Florida's judges might be a bit wary of overstepping their bounds on this case - especially since a ruling against Bush would almost certainly remand their opinion right back under the critical eyes of the nation's top judges...
Chavunduka's next remand hearing is scheduled for Jan. 4, 2000. But if the Zimbabwe Supreme Court rules that the law under which he and Choto were arrested is unconstitutional, charges will be dismissed...
Chavunduka and Choto are not waiting idly for their upcoming remand hearing...