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Actually, only a hanging chad would be counted as an overvote in such
cases... dimpled chads were only counted on ballots that were consistantly
dimpled, with no punch-throughs on *any* election race.
Sorry Michael, you're mistaken.
The standard you describe above is the "Palm Beach" standard. The "Broward" standard, used in the County of the same name, is to count all dimpled chad.
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And I saw no evidence that Gore was even remotely<<<<
supportive of the absentee ballot case (the case of which I had spoken in
that quote).
Not even remotely? Please.
At any rate, Gore could have answered this question once and for all by filing an "amicus curiae" brief in this case, agreeing that egregious violations of law took place, but also arguing that the ballots should not be thrown out.
As has been consistently demonstrated however, when the Gore camp said "we want to count every vote" they actually meant "every Democratic vote."
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Ah, but Florida state law *very* clearly states that regardless of the<<<<
mistakes made by the voter, a vote is to be counted if the intent of the
voter can be determined. Are you saying the Republicans wanted new law to
evaluate the election?
That is incorrect also. The Florida Supreme Court used this in their opinion. The section cited, however, (I think its 102.156, but I'm too lazy to look up the exact number) refers to *damaged* ballots.
There is simply *no* general standard in the Florida statutes stating that the "intent of the voter" is definitive.
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And just who within Florida Jurisdiction was denied equal protection?<<<<
All Florida voters that would have their votes counted by a varying, subjective standard, as opposed to the non-varying, objective machine standard.
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Well, I am pleased to say I am not in that category... I am against partial<<<<
birth abortions and abortions in general, though the constitutionality of
normal abortions is debateable
Nevertheless, the Constitution can hardly be argued to guarantee a right to an abortion. At worst, it is silent on the subject, and therfore the matter should be relegated to the States, right?
JDG
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