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Will the nation ever be able to put aside its partisan infighting and stand behind the "winning" candidate? Well, it's time to call in the experts. A group of people familiar with the consequences of long, drawn-out procedures and the dangers of legal wrangling. A group that has felt the pain of media miscalculations. A group that combats voter apathy on a daily basis. I'm talking about the Undergraduate Council. Here is my contribution to the massive amount of polls that comment on the election that never ended. I call it: The Unscientific Election Poll...
...poll showed that parliamentary bodies find it incredibly difficult to move past partisan disputes. In some cases, council members harked back to past council scandals and their presidential equivalents. One member, although asked only for his full name and class year, went so far as to identify himself as by house, concentration, hometown, council committee and "leader of the 1998 pro-Impeachment rally." Remember, it has been close to a full year since the Burton impeachment. Additionally, in response to the question "Whose fault is the current lack of a definitive winner?" responses ran the gamut. Geoffrey Starks '02 responded...
...Professor Terrence Anderson of the University of Miami law school. "But on an issue like [the Florida election] I would be very surprised if you could detect a bias." Jon Mills, interim dean of the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida, agrees. "This is not a partisan court," he insists...
...campaign manager dismissed Baker's offer as a "reiteration of what the Florida secretary of state has already laid out" - which could be tossed out by Leon County Circuit Judge Terry Lewis at any moment. He also brushed off the market-uncertainty issue as the complaints of "parobably partisan investment bankers." Though the Gore people may feel differently if the deadline-extension lawsuit goes against them, they see no reason to stop a manual recount at 5 p.m. when it could still add more ballots to their man's tally. This round will be up to the courts...
...Professor Terrence Anderson of the University of Miami law school. "But on an issue like [the Florida election] I would be very surprised if you could detect a bias." Jon Mills, interim dean of the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida, agrees. "This is not a partisan court," he insists. GOP leaders across the country can only hope he's right...