Name: Kevin Meyer Case Name: Bush v. Gore Case Number: 00-949
Facts of The Case:
Bush v. Gore (as many believed), was the case that had determined which candidate would win the United States presidential election of 2000 between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush. The issue that caused the whole case to erupt was in Florida when the elections results were so close it was not possible to determine who won Florida. Even though Bush received 1,784 more votes than Al Gore did in Florida, the gap between votes was small enough to cause an automatic machine recount under Florida law. Strangely, by doing this it had decreased the amount of votes Bush had. The machine recount had set Bush out of the lead. This happened because Gore used his permitted right to request manual recounts in four counties, and he turned out having more votes after they were recounted. (1) The Florida Supreme Court sided with Gore and decided that the only way to figure out the exact number of votes was to start a manual recount in many of the state's counties. When Palm Beach County was recounting their people's ballots the deadline for the recount passed, so Florida Secretary Harris had to officially certify the election for Governor Bush because without Palm Beaches votes, Bush was in the lead of the race for presidency. This surprised Gore and Palm Beach, so they filed lawsuit against Harris and Bush, requesting that their recount needed to continue. On November 22, Bush went to the United States Supreme Court and appealed against the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board explaining that the recount was a violation of a federal statute, which required electors to be completely finished at a given point before the Electoral College met. After several more suits were filed, arguments in Bush v. Gore had been shown before the US Supreme Court on December 11, 2000 from lawyers representing each side. Due to the nature of the case the court gave its opinion in only 16 hours after hearing the arguments. The case was originally named the Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Bd. however it was changed later when it was given to the U.S. Supreme Court as the famous case of Bush v. Gore. It went to court when George Bush and his running mate Richard Cheney filed a request for review in the U.S. Supreme Court and asked for an emergency petition for the recount to not go through. The U.S. Supreme Court granted review and issued the stay on December 9 2000. However, case was first viewed by the court on December 1st, 2000 right after the Florida Supreme Court ordered the recount process in Florida to begin. On December 4, 2000 the U.S. Supreme Court had disapproved on the decision of the Florida Supreme Court saying that their decision to find a way around state election laws (which had stated that results were required to be certified by a certain date) were "considerable uncertainty". Law in Question: The court took Bush’s argument into consideration. He stated that having votes …show more content…
Gore has had a huge impact on the citizens of the United States. The case also had an impact on the presidential election and practically decided the election. This had a huge impact on the public because it decided who would lead the country, which was important to the citizens. The case did not have much of an effect on the law because the court proved that the Florida recount was against the Equal Protection Clause, which was a law under the 14th Amendment.
The Decision Today:
The case of Bush v. Gore still continues to cause controversy even today after this case has ended almost 15 years ago. This case has caused debate over separation of powers according to npr.org. It's quite a unique case because I have done tons of research on the case and there is no case that could relate to Bush v. Gore regarding the laws that were being questioned. This case was a one in a lifetime thing, at least we should hope. There's hasn't been any controversies over the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment to this
Facts of The Case:
Bush v. Gore (as many believed), was the case that had determined which candidate would win the United States presidential election of 2000 between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush. The issue that caused the whole case to erupt was in Florida when the elections results were so close it was not possible to determine who won Florida. Even though Bush received 1,784 more votes than Al Gore did in Florida, the gap between votes was small enough to cause an automatic machine recount under Florida law. Strangely, by doing this it had decreased the amount of votes Bush had. The machine recount had set Bush out of the lead. This happened because Gore used his permitted right to request manual recounts in four counties, and he turned out having more votes after they were recounted. (1) The Florida Supreme Court sided with Gore and decided that the only way to figure out the exact number of votes was to start a manual recount in many of the state's counties. When Palm Beach County was recounting their people's ballots the deadline for the recount passed, so Florida Secretary Harris had to officially certify the election for Governor Bush because without Palm Beaches votes, Bush was in the lead of the race for presidency. This surprised Gore and Palm Beach, so they filed lawsuit against Harris and Bush, requesting that their recount needed to continue. On November 22, Bush went to the United States Supreme Court and appealed against the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board explaining that the recount was a violation of a federal statute, which required electors to be completely finished at a given point before the Electoral College met. After several more suits were filed, arguments in Bush v. Gore had been shown before the US Supreme Court on December 11, 2000 from lawyers representing each side. Due to the nature of the case the court gave its opinion in only 16 hours after hearing the arguments. The case was originally named the Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Bd. however it was changed later when it was given to the U.S. Supreme Court as the famous case of Bush v. Gore. It went to court when George Bush and his running mate Richard Cheney filed a request for review in the U.S. Supreme Court and asked for an emergency petition for the recount to not go through. The U.S. Supreme Court granted review and issued the stay on December 9 2000. However, case was first viewed by the court on December 1st, 2000 right after the Florida Supreme Court ordered the recount process in Florida to begin. On December 4, 2000 the U.S. Supreme Court had disapproved on the decision of the Florida Supreme Court saying that their decision to find a way around state election laws (which had stated that results were required to be certified by a certain date) were "considerable uncertainty". Law in Question: The court took Bush’s argument into consideration. He stated that having votes …show more content…
Gore has had a huge impact on the citizens of the United States. The case also had an impact on the presidential election and practically decided the election. This had a huge impact on the public because it decided who would lead the country, which was important to the citizens. The case did not have much of an effect on the law because the court proved that the Florida recount was against the Equal Protection Clause, which was a law under the 14th Amendment.
The Decision Today:
The case of Bush v. Gore still continues to cause controversy even today after this case has ended almost 15 years ago. This case has caused debate over separation of powers according to npr.org. It's quite a unique case because I have done tons of research on the case and there is no case that could relate to Bush v. Gore regarding the laws that were being questioned. This case was a one in a lifetime thing, at least we should hope. There's hasn't been any controversies over the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment to this