Breaking the Deadlock (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Richard A. Posner
- First Published: 2001
- Type of Work: Current affairs and history
- Time of Work: November 7-December 13, 2000
- Setting: Florida and Washington, D.C.
- Principal Characters: George W. Bush, Albert Gore, William Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia
- Genres: Nonfiction, Current affairs, History
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Politics, South or Southerners, Twenty-first century, Washington, D.C., Elections, Politicians, Florida, Judges, Constitutional law, Presidents, Heads of state, Courts or courtrooms, Democratic Party, Republican Party, 2000’s
- Locales: Washington, D.C., Florida
The outcome of Florida’s presidential election of 2000 is highly controversial for a number of reasons. In a contest in which Floridians were almost equally divided between the two main candidates, the confusing nature of many of the voting machines and ballots resulted in a significant number of votes not being counted, and many African Americans alleged that they were harassed and even prevented from voting. To make matters worse, both Republicans and Democrats accused the courts of abusing their powers and promoting partisan agendas. Republicans and conservatives asserted that the...
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