Anderson made his jump on that date. All those state laws WERE struck. Anderson lost the election, receiving about 5% of the vote. Here's the parallel:
The US SC took up the question of whether the state laws violated the First Amendment rights of Anderson and his supporters AFTER the election. It was not until 1983 that the US SC ruled that Anderson was correct, and those state laws were unconstitutional.
I now expect the US SC to do much the same thing concerning the Torricelli case from NJ. I expect them to decide the case AFTER the election, against Torricelli (and all other state courts which might consider rewriting their state election laws), and to do so well before the 2004 election, to cut off at the pass any future decisions like Fla and NJ.
Congressman Billybob
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