Despite the gloating, though, some have pointed out that O’Connor isn’t saying the decision was wrong. As she told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer in 2010, the decision was a tough one, but there’s no reason to believe that, had the court allowed the contentious recount to drag on, Gore would have fared any better. “There were at least three separate recounts of the votes, the ballots, in the four counties where it was challenged, and not one of the recounts would the decision have changed. So I don’t worry about it,” she told Blitzer.
My point was that it was to SCOTUS to decide. "Maybe we shouldn't have taken the case" ... Bullshit. It is SCOTUS's job.
Otherwise, the FLSC decision woulda stood - allowing unlawful recounts and would set precednt for other state courts in future elections to decide [politically] when and when not to have them ...