oracle
07-13-2001, 08:08 PM
When will the libs stop trying to rewrite history? It was a seven member court majority that stopped the illegal recount.
Thomas: Court Role Was Justified (http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010713/pl/clarence_thomas_1.html)
By JIM SUHR, Associated Press Writer
ST. LOUIS (AP) - To suggest that partisanship influenced the Supreme Court's role in last year's presidential election is off base, Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday.
"I think one of the ways our process is cheapened and trivialized is when it's suggested we have sort of a way to make decisions that have more to do with politics," Thomas told a conference of federal court judges and lawyers in six Midwestern states.
Thomas was among the five-member court majority that voted in December to stop hand recounts of Florida ballots as sought by Democrat Al Gore. The decision effectively decided the 2000 election for Republican George W. Bush.
Thomas defended the court's role in his prepared remarks, and in response to questions afterward.
"Through the year, despite some of the controversial issues, I believe we maintained our civility and respect (among justices) so integral to our system," Thomas said, adding that no member of the high court "has cheapened our work with temper tantrums or incivility."
...
Click here to read more (http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010713/pl/clarence_thomas_1.html)
Thomas: Court Role Was Justified (http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010713/pl/clarence_thomas_1.html)
By JIM SUHR, Associated Press Writer
ST. LOUIS (AP) - To suggest that partisanship influenced the Supreme Court's role in last year's presidential election is off base, Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday.
"I think one of the ways our process is cheapened and trivialized is when it's suggested we have sort of a way to make decisions that have more to do with politics," Thomas told a conference of federal court judges and lawyers in six Midwestern states.
Thomas was among the five-member court majority that voted in December to stop hand recounts of Florida ballots as sought by Democrat Al Gore. The decision effectively decided the 2000 election for Republican George W. Bush.
Thomas defended the court's role in his prepared remarks, and in response to questions afterward.
"Through the year, despite some of the controversial issues, I believe we maintained our civility and respect (among justices) so integral to our system," Thomas said, adding that no member of the high court "has cheapened our work with temper tantrums or incivility."
...
Click here to read more (http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010713/pl/clarence_thomas_1.html)