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Supreme Court Hijacks the election

Here is an article by Edward Lazurus entitled "The Supreme Court's Excessive Secrecy: Why It Isn't Merited". He cites an article in the October Vanity Fair (which I'm going out to buy immediately). Lazurus says, "David Margolick succeeded in getting several former Supreme Court clerks from 2000 to describe precisely what happened. Based on their reports, Margolick tells the disturbing story of how a highly polarized and politicized Court stumbled inexorably towards an intellectually indefensible decision" and goes on, "Five unelected justices, by a single vote, hijacked a presidential election at least in part out of fear that, left unchecked, the Florida recount would put Al Gore in the White House. The Justices weren't applying the law; they were choosing a President."

posted by Dave @ 9:03 AM