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Since the vote difference between Bush and Gore falls within the margin
of error for the counting process, declaring the winner is
mathematically indeterminable within any reasonable degree of
scientific confidence.
Since we cannot know who has won, the Florida Legislature should use
their power to honor the will of the people by choosing 25 electors
that proportionally represent the two candidates based on the popular
vote.
This solution is both common-sensical and constitutional.
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It's not clear how you split 25 electors among 2 candidates when you
don't know the popular vote, nor if you assume it was a tie. (You
might then have a lawsuit over which elector will be split in two!-)
There are lots of solutions that seem common-sensical if they
guarantee a pre-determined outcome you find attractive. That's why I
favor tossing a coin.
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