Word: broader
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...That formula is not the model for what the U.S. Supreme Court will probably do about Florida. They will probably look at this in the narrowest way possible, despite the broad implications of what they do. But that might be the way for a broader solution...
...depends on one's interpretation of a specific statute, which holds that the legislature can become involved only if there is a "failure of the choice process." If one defines Election Day as the "choice process," the legislature is free to jump in any time. If, however, one extends broader parameters to the "choice process" to accommodate the extended deadline, one could argue that whoever wins the recount is the winner of said process, and there is no failure and the legislature cannot get involved. So when would the recount have to be completed in order to avoid charges...
...broader scale, this election may also prove a corrective to blind states'-rights activists. The federal government and its bureaucracy have a tendency to creatively and arbitrarily mess things up, but, as we've seen, devolving power to state and local officials doesn't solve the problem of homosapient-ism, which is to say that human beings have biases, perspectives, quirks, and make errors. (Theresa LePore, a Democrat, tried to help seniors read the ballot in Palm Beach by making the type-face bolder. In doing so, she had to re-arrange candidate's names. That might have cost...
...NASDAQ is down 40% from its all-time high and down 26% for the year. The Dow and broader market gauges are down for the year too. With so much damage on the books, it would require superhuman restraint by investors not to greet future rallies with some selling in a bid to get even and get out, or just take some risk off the table...
Jones remains in the spotlight every week at City Council meetings. The council offers an open microphone for residents to speak at the start of weekly meetings, which Jones takes full advantage of. He routinely tells the council his opinions on the day's agenda and broader topics, from the serious to the mundane...