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Speak Out
Republicans may rue what's been denied
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to halt manual recounts in Florida is a sad development for democracy in America. In doing so, they plucked the proverbial speck out of the eye of the Florida Supreme Court while ignoring the beam in their own. The most blatant violation of equal protection in this election was the denial of voters' rights--recognized by Florida law--to have their legally cast votes counted by hand when imperfect or faulty vote tabulation systems failed to do so.
Would the recount that was authorized by the Florida Supreme Court have been perfectly uniform and consistent? No, of course not. There is no perfect count, and no perfect recount. But the recount they authorized would have been a just remedy and would have been infinitely preferable to the course of action demanded by the U.S. Supreme Court: bury the ballots and get on with the show. The Republicans may yet live to see the day they regret what they have wrought.
Robert Clark-Phelps
Lanewood Drive
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Willow Glen, California Since 1992
