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Bush v. Gore (2000)

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A quick definition of Bush v. Gore (2000):

Bush v. Gore (2000) was a court case about the recount of votes in Florida during the presidential election in 2000. George W. Bush won the election by a small margin, but Al Gore challenged the results and asked for a manual recount of the votes. The Supreme Court of Florida agreed with Gore, but there were no clear rules for how to do the recount. The Supreme Court of the United States decided that the recount was not fair because there were no clear rules, and that the Florida Supreme Court could not make new election laws. This decision made some people lose trust in the voting process and made some people think that the Supreme Court was not fair.

A more thorough explanation:

Bush v. Gore (2000) was a case that went to the Supreme Court about the recount of votes in Florida during the 2000 presidential election. George W. Bush won the election by a small margin, and Florida law required a recount of the votes. However, the recount was done by machines and excluded many votes. Al Gore then asked for a manual recount, but there were no clear guidelines for how to do this. The Supreme Court of Florida agreed with Gore and said that a manual recount was necessary.

However, George W. Bush asked the Supreme Court to stop the recount and review the case. The Supreme Court decided that the lack of clear guidelines for the manual recount violated the Equal Protection Clause. They also said that the Florida Supreme Court did not have the power to create new election laws, which is a power reserved for the state legislature. Therefore, the previous outcome of the election, with Bush as the winner, stood.

The impact of this case was that many people lost trust in the voting process. Some people thought that the Supreme Court was not an independent judicial body and was influenced by politics.

During the 2000 presidential election, George W. Bush won Florida by only a few hundred votes. This triggered an automatic recount of the votes, but the recount was done by machines and excluded many votes. Al Gore asked for a manual recount, but there were no clear guidelines for how to do this. The Supreme Court of Florida agreed with Gore and said that a manual recount was necessary. However, George W. Bush asked the Supreme Court to stop the recount and review the case. The Supreme Court decided that the lack of clear guidelines for the manual recount violated the Equal Protection Clause. They also said that the Florida Supreme Court did not have the power to create new election laws, which is a power reserved for the state legislature. Therefore, the previous outcome of the election, with Bush as the winner, stood.

This example illustrates how the case of Bush v. Gore (2000) was about the recount of votes in Florida during the 2000 presidential election. It also shows how the Supreme Court decided that the lack of clear guidelines for the manual recount violated the Equal Protection Clause and that the Florida Supreme Court did not have the power to create new election laws.

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do we foresee a fordham election day wave today (i'm delusional)
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I think so, Jack
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worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
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worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:34
I mean if Fordham doesn't release today I will purposefully get on a train, go to new york, and then take the stinkiest shit inside the admission office's toilet (potentially clogging it and forcing them to get a plumber)
IS IT ONLY ON MY END WHY DID THAT SEND TEN MILLION TIMES
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9:35
it sent a million times lol
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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
Jack's just tweaking on LSD no biggie
to be fair this accurately represents my mental state
election day psychosis coming in hot (fordham)
usc pls pull through .....
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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:38
oh that's right USC might release
soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
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9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
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9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
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