The article is completely wrong. By a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court found that subjecting some ballots to a higher degree of scrutiny than the rest violated the 14th Amendment. Ginsberg and Bryer (Clinton/Gore appointees) dissented.
By a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court held that the Florida Supreme Court (all Democrats) could not arbitrarily alter the state's election laws.
By a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court held that the Florida Supreme Court (all Democrats) could not arbitrarily alter the state's election laws.
You are absolutely correct, bobjam. Idiots like the joker who wrote the article cannot and will never be able to appreciate the legal subtleties of the case. You never see them saying that 7 justices found a constitutional violation in conducting the recount in the manner Gore wanted and a bare majority of the Florida Supreme Court had permitted. The much closer vote was on the nature of the remedy.