Constitutional Law
Dec. 21, 2000
Double Standard
For five long weeks after the Nov. 7 election was - or should have been - concluded, the nation was paralyzed by an unprecedented flood of lawsuits challenging Gov. George W. Bush's narrow victory in Florida. As the legal circus dragged on, tensions heightened. Each development became weirder and more Byzantine, even as time was running out for the appointment of electors. It became clear that America was in the grip of a constitutional crisis.
Mark S. Pulliam
Mark writes from Austin, Texas. He practiced law in California for 30 years.
For five long weeks after the Nov. 7 election was - or should have been - concluded, the nation was paralyzed by an unprecedented flood of lawsuits challenging Gov. George W. Bush's narrow victory in Florida. As the legal circus dragged on, tensions heightened. Each development became weirder and m...
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