[okie01]

The case that ended Florida ballot recounts in the disputed 2000 presidential election was also a 5-4 vote, but it stripped a state of power to administer its own laws, the former first lady said.

No, dammit!!!

Hillary and her media handmaidens are lying, once again, in service of the liberal agenda.

The vote that "stripped a state of power to administer its laws" was, in fact, 7-2! That was the vote that decided the Florida State Supreme Court had made a hash of it.

The 5-4 vote was on whether to call a halt to the entire affair or let the Florida State Supreme Court have another go at it.

Why is it that the media always gets this wrong...???

[VaBthang4]

If there is one distinct, salient arguement against Human cloning...

...she is it.

[lawdude]

She has really endeared herself to the SC-9. Betcha she is on every Justice's Christmas card list. Of course, they already knew she didn't have a clue about the Constitution.

[T. P. Pole]

Pssst. What about the 7-2 part?

[esopman]

Thank you for posting this. I assume the ELBVA (Extinction Level Volcanic Barf Alert) is not needed as it is self-evident whenever Bubbette Rex is quoted...

A curious article: Ms. Gearan in fact labels the American Constitution Society 'liberal.' That is not par for the course.

The response of applause and laughter is expected from this group. Hillary Regina is doing this for media exposure; nothing else. Such posturing & pronouncements from BR/HR are to be expected for some time with the collusion of media outlets like AP. She has her sights on a major role in a change of administration. She would sew gramma in a sack on the bottom of Long Island Sound to be VPOTUS, but will settle for Secty of State. The media will do all they can to enable her. We are in for some curious twists and turns (Reichstag fire?) in the next two election cycles.

Blessings on Freepers Everywhere.

[BerniesFriend]

Forget the gall of ignoring facts about the outlaw Florida SC..Hillary does talk a big lie..as if she wanted Gore to prevail and to be the nominee in 04..and then fight vp joe lieberman in 08..she was happier than bill with a group of tipsy cheerleaders when al failed..

[doug from upland]

George Bush is going to regret that he did not let his justice department for her throat.

[harpo11]

, "...but it stripped a state of power to administer its own laws, the former first lady said."

Interesting retraction, I thought she was a big federal government kind of gal. Since when did she start caring about state's rights?

And is she forgetting that the Florida Supreme Court wanted to change the laws that were in place prior to the election after the election? Oh, I don't recall.

[zip]

Clinton called the court led by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist "one of the most activist, if not the most activist, Supreme Court ever in American history."

I am soooooo sorry that she wasn't allowed to take a history course in school and doesn't know about the Warren Kourt.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

I know that it is summer and most people are preoccupied with vacations and in the South and MidWest-getting the kids ready to go back to school..But, the Dems have taken off the gloves-Big Time, in the last week and they are gunning for GW!! The White House had better shake off the doldrums and get into a war footing, because the mean season has begun-never mind the Al Queda-it's the media and the Dems that are the most threatening to our freedom and liberties right now. Wake Up White House!! Don't let the Dems steam roller you,like they did 41!! Hillary and Algore are just getting tuned up, we ain't seen nothing yet!!

[Clinging Bitterly]

> The case that ended Florida ballot recounts in the disputed 2000 presidential election was also a 5-4 vote, but it stripped a state of power to administer its own laws, the former first lady said.

BZZZT! This decision was clearly on the side of the laws of the state of Florida (as opposed to imaginary laws that resided only in the mind of the losing side), and agreed with the position of the government officials of that state, so your answer is wrong, but do play again (on second thought, just get your ugly face off of my TV set).


Dave in Eugene

[Jorge]

Clinton, D-N.Y., criticized the court's recent trend of 5-4 cases that have favored state power over federal control. The case that ended Florida ballot recounts in the disputed 2000 presidential election was also a 5-4 vote, but it stripped a state of power to administer its own laws, the former first lady said.

Uh, I believe the vote was 7-2 that the Gore recount was in violation of Federal election law.
This woman is upset that the US Supreme Court stopped Gore from cheating his way into the White House.

[Texas Eagle]

Just think, if her husband hadn't pardoned those 14 Puerto Rican terrorists she might not have won.

Dang. So close.

[Congressman Billybob]

It is a sad thing that an organization bearing the name of the "American Constitution Society" would invite such a corrupt, political bigot to speak, and welcome such comments.

For starters, seven justices of the Court agreed that what the Florida Supreme Court did was unconstitutional. Subtract 7 from 9 and that makes the substantive vote 7-2. The 5-4 number which the lamestream media print as true was the vote on the REMEDY, not on UNCONSTITUTIONALITY.

This was NOT a "state's rights" case. The Constitution gives the right to refine the election of Presidential Electors to the "legislature," not to the "state." All that the US Supreme Court said was that the Florida court had to obey FLORIDA law. Since it sought to rewrite the Florida law, written under authority from the US Constitution, that was that.

I have a feeling that many of the legal "scholars" in the audience were too dumb to understand this distinction. I'm certain that most FReeepers will understand it.

P.S. I filed one of the 14 briefs in Bush v. Palm Beach Canvassing Board.

Congressman Billybob

Click for: "The Kirkin' O' the Tartan."

[onedoug]

"...Clinton said to applause and laughter."

To whom?

Even more to the point: What was unconstitutional about the Florida decision?

Writer and speaker: Putzes both.

[kennyo]

She also thought it was reason to do away with the electoral college!

Hillary v. Madison

[ladyinred]

Oh, I am ANGRY! Of all of the nerve talking about Activist courts! The only activist court she doesn't like would be the USSC. What a hypocrite, what a liar, what a no class, piece of scum! What other former first lady of this country would ever make such remarks? Only the Clinton witch! We will never be rid of these two lowlife pieces of white trash commies!

[Rollee]

She's an example of what happens when one-sided genetics mixed with socialism go awry.

[nightdriver]

" The case that ended Florida ballot recounts in the disputed 2000 presidential election was also a 5-4 vote, but it stripped a state of power to administer its own laws, the former first lady said."

I think ol' Hitlery is just intentionally lieing about this so she can be partisan. The only part the SCOTUS stepped on was the illegal way Florida was delaying the vote results of the federal portion of the election. Florida is free to delay, recount ad nauseum their own state election to their little hearts' content.

'Course she knows this, but how else can she be a good make-up-our-own-rules-as-we-go liberal unless she joins the chorus of the ignorami?

[SevenDaysInMay]

Hillary should be indicted before she announces for her campaign, years too late for justice to have been done.