[Jim Noble]

That damaged the court's reputation with many, as it was viewed as a political decision

Hearing the case was the problem. A gross usurpation of the powers of the Florida Legislature, without even a shred of a Federal Constitutional issue.

[Dr. Franklin]

Hearing the case was the problem. A gross usurpation of the powers of the Florida Legislature, without even a shred of a Federal Constitutional issue

SCOTUS put a veneer of respectability to W. Bush's presidency because the Florida legislature was going to vote those electors for Bush if vote counting continued in South Florida. In 2020, despite the obvious fraud, no Republican controlled legislature even came close to voting the electors themselves. Comparing the two elections, it is obvious that the Bush family was favored while Trump was not.