[Modernman]

It is not judicial activism on the part of either Federal court that has reviewed the Florida case. However, it is a rubber stamp of what appears to be a flawed decision by the court of original jurisdiction.

Perhaps, but that "flawed decision" has been reviewed by several layers of appeals courts. If the decision truly is applying Florida law incorrectly, one of those layers of appeal would have surely caught it.

[Wallace T.]

The case has been reviewed by appellate courts, as you correctly state, but my faith in the Florida judiciary is marred by their turning a blind eye to the voter fraud in Broward and Palm Beach Counties in 2000. As for the quality of Federal review, I cannot rightly judge. However, the justices involved had precious little time to make a full review and an informed decision.

[maryz]

If the decision truly is applying Florida law incorrectly, one of those layers of appeal would have surely caught it.

As I understand it, no one has a problem with the application of the law -- it's the "facts" Greer chose to apply the law to -- and no one has reviewed those, which is why Congress sought the de novo review.