COUNT THE VOTES NOT THE CLOCK
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"Dr. Jai Maharaj" wrote:
> US Election 2000
> Reagan’s judges hold the whip hand today
> By Ben MacIntyre
> The Times, UK
> Monday, December 11, 2000
> In one more bizarre twist to the US election, Ronald
> Reagan could end up winning the presidency for his fellow
> Republican George W. Bush.
> Most of the conservatives on the Supreme Court were
> Reagan nominees and if they vote in favour of Mr Bush
> after today’s court hearing, the Texas Governor will have
> Mr Reagan to thank.
> Three of the five conservatives who voted on Saturday to
> stop the recount in Florida and hear the issue were
> Reagan appointees and the Chief Justice, William
> Rehnquist, was elevated to that job by Mr Reagan in 1986.
> The fifth justice on the majority side was Clarence
> Thomas, who was appointed by Mr Bush’s father, former
> President Bush.
> The divided ruling exposes the deep ideological split
> within the Supreme Court and even before hearing the case
> the opposing sides attacked one another in language more
> familiar in politics than law.
> ”The majority has acted unwisely,” Justice John Paul
> Stevens declared, writing a dissenting opinion for the
> court’s four centre-left justices — Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
> David H. Souter, Steven G. Breyer and himself.
> The ruling ”cast a cloud on the legitimacy of the
> election”, the dissenters said, adding that the decision
> to stop the recount was ”tantamount” to a decision in
> favour of Mr Bush on the case itself, since it would be
> almost impossible to complete the count in the time
> remaining.
> Justice Antonin Scalia, a Reagan appointee and the most
> outspoken conservative on the court, issued a stinging
> statement in response. ”Count first and rule upon
> legality afterwards is not a recipe for producing
> election results that have the public acceptance
> democratic stability requires,” he declared.
> He all but predicted that the outcome of today’s hearing
> would be victory for Mr Bush. ”The issuance of the stay
> suggests that a majority of the court, while not deciding
> the issues presented, believe that the petitioner has a
> substantial probability of success,” he said.
> The struggle within the court is on a razor-edge. If only
> one of the conservative justices swaps sides, the court
> could rule by a majority in favour of Mr Gore. Attention
> at today’s hearing will focus on the two conservatives
> nearest to the centre — Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony
> Kennedy.
> The court managed to preserve a semblance of peace
> between the justices earlier in the conflict, ruling
> unanimously and anonymously to set aside another Florida
> Supreme Court ruling.
> By yesterday, however, any such pretence had evaporated
> and when the nine justices meet for their historic
> showdown today, the confrontation between Right and Left
> is expected to be acrimonious.
> Whatever the final verdict, critics say that by ruling on
> what appear to be party lines, the court has done itself
> huge damage.
> Today was supposed to be the start of a four-week holiday
> for the Supreme Court. Justice Rehnquist usually throws a
> party and leads a festive song. Now the justices are more
> likely to be grilling than toasting one another.
> Source – http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,49370,00.html
> Click on The Times link at News Plus
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> Vikrama Nama Samvatsare 5102 Dakshinaya Jivana Ritau
> Vrischika Mase Shukla Pakshe Bhanu Vasara Yuktayam
> Rohini Nakshatra Sadhya Yoga
> Vishti-Bava Karana Poornima Yam Tithau
> Hindu Holocaust Museum
> http://www.mantra.com/holocaust
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You don’t count a clock stupid, you watch it.
"Dark Angel" <stardust…@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:3A346B4F.F285FA88@earthlink.net…
COUNT THE VOTES NOT THE CLOCK
"Dr. Jai Maharaj" wrote:
US Election 2000
Reagan’s judges hold the whip hand today
By Ben MacIntyre
The Times, UK
Monday, December 11, 2000
In one more bizarre twist to the US election, Ronald
Reagan could end up winning the presidency for his fellow
Republican George W. Bush.
Most of the conservatives on the Supreme Court were
Reagan nominees and if they vote in favour of Mr Bush
after today’s court hearing, the Texas Governor will have
Mr Reagan to thank.
Three of the five conservatives who voted on Saturday to
stop the recount in Florida and hear the issue were
Reagan appointees and the Chief Justice, William
Rehnquist, was elevated to that job by Mr Reagan in 1986.
The fifth justice on the majority side was Clarence
Thomas, who was appointed by Mr Bush’s father, former
President Bush.
The divided ruling exposes the deep ideological split
within the Supreme Court and even before hearing the case
the opposing sides attacked one another in language more
familiar in politics than law.
”The majority has acted unwisely,” Justice John Paul
Stevens declared, writing a dissenting opinion for the
court’s four centre-left justices — Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
David H. Souter, Steven G. Breyer and himself.
The ruling ”cast a cloud on the legitimacy of the
election”, the dissenters said, adding that the decision
to stop the recount was ”tantamount” to a decision in
favour of Mr Bush on the case itself, since it would be
almost impossible to complete the count in the time
remaining.
Justice Antonin Scalia, a Reagan appointee and the most
outspoken conservative on the court, issued a stinging
statement in response. ”Count first and rule upon
legality afterwards is not a recipe for producing
election results that have the public acceptance
democratic stability requires,” he declared.
He all but predicted that the outcome of today’s hearing
would be victory for Mr Bush. ”The issuance of the stay
suggests that a majority of the court, while not deciding
the issues presented, believe that the petitioner has a
substantial probability of success,” he said.
The struggle within the court is on a razor-edge. If only
one of the conservative justices swaps sides, the court
could rule by a majority in favour of Mr Gore. Attention
at today’s hearing will focus on the two conservatives
nearest to the centre — Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony
Kennedy.
The court managed to preserve a semblance of peace
between the justices earlier in the conflict, ruling
unanimously and anonymously to set aside another Florida
Supreme Court ruling.
By yesterday, however, any such pretence had evaporated
and when the nine justices meet for their historic
showdown today, the confrontation between Right and Left
is expected to be acrimonious.
Whatever the final verdict, critics say that by ruling on
what appear to be party lines, the court has done itself
huge damage.
Today was supposed to be the start of a four-week holiday
for the Supreme Court. Justice Rehnquist usually throws a
party and leads a festive song. Now the justices are more
likely to be grilling than toasting one another.
Source – http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,49370,00.html
Click on The Times link at News Plus
http://www.mantra.com/newsplus
Om Shanti
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Vikrama Nama Samvatsare 5102 Dakshinaya Jivana Ritau
Vrischika Mase Shukla Pakshe Bhanu Vasara Yuktayam
Rohini Nakshatra Sadhya Yoga
Vishti-Bava Karana Poornima Yam Tithau
Hindu Holocaust Museum
http://www.mantra.com/holocaust
Hindu life, principles, spirituality and philosophy
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http://www.hindunet.org
Islam and Muslims
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That’s like saying that the Super Bowl shouldn’t end if the clock runs
out on one team that looks like it MIGHT have scored if given another
5 or 10 minutes.
The new American whiny slogan. "I need more timmmmmmmmme." It might
just replace "I’m a vicccctimmmmmmm!"
There are rules. In this case, they are called laws. Liberals don’t
like laws. That’s why so much socialism has been enacted from the
bench. It doesn’t pass Constitutional muster in the proper channels.
On Mon, 11 Dec 2000 05:53:46 GMT, Dark Angel
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>"Dr. Jai Maharaj" wrote:
>> US Election 2000
>> Reagan’s judges hold the whip hand today
>> By Ben MacIntyre
>> The Times, UK
>> Monday, December 11, 2000
>> In one more bizarre twist to the US election, Ronald
>> Reagan could end up winning the presidency for his fellow
>> Republican George W. Bush.
>> Most of the conservatives on the Supreme Court were
>> Reagan nominees and if they vote in favour of Mr Bush
>> after today’s court hearing, the Texas Governor will have
>> Mr Reagan to thank.
>> Three of the five conservatives who voted on Saturday to
>> stop the recount in Florida and hear the issue were
>> Reagan appointees and the Chief Justice, William
>> Rehnquist, was elevated to that job by Mr Reagan in 1986.
>> The fifth justice on the majority side was Clarence
>> Thomas, who was appointed by Mr Bush’s father, former
>> President Bush.
>> The divided ruling exposes the deep ideological split
>> within the Supreme Court and even before hearing the case
>> the opposing sides attacked one another in language more
>> familiar in politics than law.
>> ”The majority has acted unwisely,” Justice John Paul
>> Stevens declared, writing a dissenting opinion for the
>> court’s four centre-left justices — Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
>> David H. Souter, Steven G. Breyer and himself.
>> The ruling ”cast a cloud on the legitimacy of the
>> election”, the dissenters said, adding that the decision
>> to stop the recount was ”tantamount” to a decision in
>> favour of Mr Bush on the case itself, since it would be
>> almost impossible to complete the count in the time
>> remaining.
>> Justice Antonin Scalia, a Reagan appointee and the most
>> outspoken conservative on the court, issued a stinging
>> statement in response. ”Count first and rule upon
>> legality afterwards is not a recipe for producing
>> election results that have the public acceptance
>> democratic stability requires,” he declared.
>> He all but predicted that the outcome of today’s hearing
>> would be victory for Mr Bush. ”The issuance of the stay
>> suggests that a majority of the court, while not deciding
>> the issues presented, believe that the petitioner has a
>> substantial probability of success,” he said.
>> The struggle within the court is on a razor-edge. If only
>> one of the conservative justices swaps sides, the court
>> could rule by a majority in favour of Mr Gore. Attention
>> at today’s hearing will focus on the two conservatives
>> nearest to the centre — Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony
>> Kennedy.
>> The court managed to preserve a semblance of peace
>> between the justices earlier in the conflict, ruling
>> unanimously and anonymously to set aside another Florida
>> Supreme Court ruling.
>> By yesterday, however, any such pretence had evaporated
>> and when the nine justices meet for their historic
>> showdown today, the confrontation between Right and Left
>> is expected to be acrimonious.
>> Whatever the final verdict, critics say that by ruling on
>> what appear to be party lines, the court has done itself
>> huge damage.
>> Today was supposed to be the start of a four-week holiday
>> for the Supreme Court. Justice Rehnquist usually throws a
>> party and leads a festive song. Now the justices are more
>> likely to be grilling than toasting one another.
>> Source – http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,49370,00.html
>> Click on The Times link at News Plus
>> http://www.mantra.com/newsplus
>> Om Shanti
>> Jai’s News Plus
>> http://www.mantra.com/newsplus
>> Not for commercial use. Solely to be fairly used for the educational
>> purposes of research and open discussion. The contents of this post
>> may not have been authored by, and do not necessarily represent the
>> opinion of the poster. The contents are protected by copyright law
>> and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
>> Panchaang for 15 Margshirsh 5101, Sunday, December 10, 2000:
>> Vikrama Nama Samvatsare 5102 Dakshinaya Jivana Ritau
>> Vrischika Mase Shukla Pakshe Bhanu Vasara Yuktayam
>> Rohini Nakshatra Sadhya Yoga
>> Vishti-Bava Karana Poornima Yam Tithau
>> Hindu Holocaust Museum
>> http://www.mantra.com/holocaust
>> Hindu life, principles, spirituality and philosophy
>> http://www.hindu.org
>> http://www.hindunet.org
>> Islam and Muslims
>> http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate
>> PayPal is a no-cost service that lets you ‘beam’ money
>> https://secure.paypal.com/refer/pal=mantra%40mantra.com
>> For-pay Internet distributed processing
>> http://www.ProcessTree.com/?sponsor=17423
>> Open a no-cost, no-obligation real gold worldwide money account
>> http://www.e-gold.com/e-gold.asp?cid=108077
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><p>"Dr. Jai Maharaj" wrote:
><blockquote TYPE=CITE>US Election 2000
><p>Reagan’s judges hold the whip hand today
><p>By Ben MacIntyre
><br>The Times, UK
><br>Monday, December 11, 2000
><p>In one more bizarre twist to the US election, Ronald
><br>Reagan could end up winning the presidency for his fellow
><br>Republican George W. Bush.
><p>Most of the conservatives on the Supreme Court were
><br>Reagan nominees and if they vote in favour of Mr Bush
><br>after today’s court hearing, the Texas Governor will have
><br>Mr Reagan to thank.
><p>Three of the five conservatives who voted on Saturday to
><br>stop the recount in Florida and hear the issue were
><br>Reagan appointees and the Chief Justice, William
><br>Rehnquist, was elevated to that job by Mr Reagan in 1986.
><br>The fifth justice on the majority side was Clarence
><br>Thomas, who was appointed by Mr Bush’s father, former
><br>President Bush.
><p>The divided ruling exposes the deep ideological split
><br>within the Supreme Court and even before hearing the case
><br>the opposing sides attacked one another in language more
><br>familiar in politics than law.
><p>”The majority has acted unwisely,” Justice John Paul
><br>Stevens declared, writing a dissenting opinion for the
><br>court’s four centre-left justices — Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
><br>David H. Souter, Steven G. Breyer and himself.
><p>The ruling ”cast a cloud on the legitimacy of the
><br>election”, the dissenters said, adding that the decision
><br>to stop the recount was ”tantamount” to a decision in
><br>favour of Mr Bush on the case itself, since it would be
><br>almost impossible to complete the count in the time
><br>remaining.
><p>Justice Antonin Scalia, a Reagan appointee and the most
><br>outspoken conservative on the court, issued a stinging
><br>statement in response. ”Count first and rule upon
><br>legality afterwards is not a recipe for producing
><br>election results that have the public acceptance
><br>democratic stability requires,” he declared.
><p>He all but predicted that the outcome of today’s hearing
><br>would be victory for Mr Bush. ”The issuance of the stay
><br>suggests that a majority of the court, while not deciding
><br>the issues presented, believe that the petitioner has a
><br>substantial probability of success,” he said.
><p>The struggle within the court is on a razor-edge. If only
><br>one of the conservative justices swaps sides, the court
><br>could rule by a majority in favour of Mr Gore. Attention
><br>at today’s hearing will focus on the two conservatives
><br>nearest to the centre — Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony
><br>Kennedy.
><p>The court managed to preserve a semblance of peace
><br>between the justices earlier in the conflict, ruling
><br>unanimously and anonymously to set aside another Florida
><br>Supreme Court ruling.
><p>By yesterday, however, any such pretence had evaporated
><br>and when the nine justices meet for their historic
><br>showdown today, the confrontation between Right and Left
><br>is expected to be acrimonious.
><p>Whatever the final verdict, critics say that by ruling on
><br>what appear to be party lines, the court has done itself
><br>huge damage.
><p>Today was supposed to be the start of a four-week holiday
><br>for the Supreme Court. Justice Rehnquist usually throws a
><br>party and leads a festive song. Now the justices are more
><br>likely to be grilling than toasting one another.
><p>Source – <a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,49370,00.html">http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,49370,00.html</a>
><p>Click on The Times link at News Plus
><br><a href="http://www.mantra.com/newsplus">http://www.mantra.com/newsplus</a>
><br>Om Shanti
><p>Jai’s News Plus
><br><a href="http://www.mantra.com/newsplus">http://www.mantra.com/newsplus</a>
><p>Not for commercial use. Solely to be fairly used for the educational
><br>purposes of research and open discussion. The contents of this post
><br>may not have been authored by, and do not necessarily represent the
><br>opinion of the poster. The contents are protected by copyright law
><br>and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
><p>Panchaang for 15 Margshirsh 5101, Sunday, December 10, 2000:
><p>Vikrama Nama Samvatsare 5102 Dakshinaya Jivana Ritau
><br> Vrischika Mase
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