Posted on 09/10/2001 1:58:28 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP
Sunday September 9 11:53 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) -
Author: Justice Near Sway Over Bush
Souter said if he had ``one more day - one more day,'' he could have convinced Kennedy to vote with the dissenters and Congress might have been charged with handling the controversy.
The book, titled ``The Accidental President,'' is previewed in the Sept. 17 issue of Newsweek magazine. Kaplan says the book will dissect how the government handled the 2000 election, which came down to who won Florida. President Bush (news - web sites) was declared the winner over Al Gore (news - web sites) 36 days after the voting, following the Supreme Court decision that effectively halted a partial recount in Florida.
For part of the book, Kaplan focuses on Souter, who wanted Congress to decide what to do.
``While a political resolution to the election might not be quick and might be a brawl, Souter argued that the nation would still accept it,'' Kaplan wrote. Souter tried desperately to get Kennedy to vote with the minority, according to the book, but he wouldn't flip.
``He thought the trauma of more recounts, more fighting - more politics - was too much for the country to endure,'' Kaplan wrote.
The book also reveals that several of the judges had a spat in front of several Russian judges during an exchange program meeting after the vote.
Kaplan wrote that during a meeting, a Russian judge criticized the nation for letting judges choose the president.
Tempers flared and Justice Stephen Breyer (news - web sites) said the decision was ``the most outrageous, indefensible thing the Court has ever done,'' according to Kaplan.
Kennedy answered, ``Sometimes you have to be responsible and step up to the plate,'' according to the book. Justice John Paul Stevens (news - web sites) offered, ``I'm so tired. I am just so exhausted.''
I don't even listen to this slop anymore, so please stop posting it! Thank you....FRegards
;-) LOL! Maybe Reno will choke on something next year in the Governors Race? Suppose those confused voter there in your fair state of Florida will accidentally vote for Jeb?
Here's the Reno choke!:
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Would You Vote for This Person as Your Next Governor?. . .
Correct, legal and binding decisions that go against the DIMocRATS just aren't important (to DIMocRATS) since they don't go the DIMocRATS CRYBABIES way?
This DISPLAY OF DISSATISFACTION WHINING by the DIMs over this old news is just the Florida DIMocRATS stirring the pot in preparation for the Florida Governor's Race. JANET TORCH Reno has just thrown her hat into the ring, and the Fla DIM's want to get DIM voters so excited about that. And of course, the lamestream media (such as Newsweek and PMSNBC are ENTHUSIASTICALLY ACCOMMODATING BLATANTLY CONSPIRING WITH the DIMs. And this is only the beginning. Just my opinion, of course. . .
Yeah, upholding the law of the land is somehow worse than Dred Scott, Plessey v. Ferguson and Roe v. Wade. What a crock.
Stay well, and FRegards
Thanks, gonzo! I try. ;-)
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