Word: partisans
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...interview, Dershowitz said that the court's decision was "absolutely not justified" and "purely partisan...
...There is no indication that partisan politics played a role in this decision," he said...
...Democrats call it a fix. "The only thing missing is a smoke-filled room," fumed Rep. Ken Gottlieb. "The special session is about accomplishing one goal and one goal only - to ensure that George W. Bush is the next president of the United States. This is brass knuckles partisan politics at its very worst." (To which Republican Rep. Carlos Lacasa replied: "Partisan politics is democracy in action. Rather than hiding from my partisanship, I will use it like a beacon to guide me in this vote...
...vote, the reputation of the court as a rational, nonpartisan voice above the fray will have been destroyed. It is ironic that the five justices in favor of the stay are traditional supporters of judicial restraint and have reversed their opinion in a dramatic and partisan moment. Already there is talk among Democratic Senators that the court will "pay" for such an action-new appointments to the high court could be blocked and the balance of powers given to the three branches of government upset...
...thought it did when they accepted it. The court may wait a while to decide whether to do this, looking carefully at how Gore's contest proceeds. "I think the Justices will be concerned about coming out with a divided opinion, because the public will see it as a partisan thing, and the court will lose some credibility," says Susan Low Bloch, a constitutional-law professor at Georgetown. The Justices may also worry about delegitimizing the Florida Supreme Court by tossing out one of its most high-profile decisions--and one that was unanimous...