"Florida has moved on and America has moved on," she said. "We've got a president with incredibly high ratings now."
This comment from a Bush spokesmen is the wrong way to go and shows a lack of understanding (and respect) for the Constitution. High ratings do not justify the actions Baldwin has charged. It's as if she is saying, "Might makes right."
The correct answer is:
- The Constitution was followed to the letter. The state legislatures are authorized to decide the matter of presidential electors. States are not even required to hold popular vote elections for presidential electors.
- The Florida Supreme Court exceeded its authority and was reversed by the US Supreme Court, which did not "select" Bush but corrected an illegal state court decision intended to take the matter of electors out of the hands of the legislature.
- This is a Republic, not a democracy. Mr. Baldwin should go into that cardboard box in his attic and pull out that high school history book he didn't even bother to read. (He was probably too busy smoking weed and figuring out the next girl he was going to jump.) Tell him to read his Constitution!
Then take him on about the uniform he is desecrating.