[Torie]

SCOTUS did NOT rule that there was an equal protection problem with different counties using different types of voting equipment. They ruled that not having a uniform standard for counting ballots once cast (hanging chad, dimpled chad, etc) violated equal protection. The 9th circuit is mischaracterizing the SCOTUS opinion. Some would say they are lying.

[goldstategop]

Exactly. There has never been equal protection problem with using different types of voting equipment in different jurisdictions. The SCOTUS only said the 14th Amendment comes into play when the votes cast are NOT counted UNIFORMLY. And in Bush the Court certainly never held an election must be completely flawless to be accepted as indicative of the public will. Methinks the Nine Circus went on on a limb and they overlooked the SCOTUS' holding that Bush was NOT to be cited as a precedent for future election controversies.

[SierraWasp]

"Some would say they are lying."

But, but, but... You just said "God bless em!"