2000 Election reading.

Five pre-reading questions:
1.) What will the main argument be in support?
2.) Isn't stopping a recount unconstitutional?
3.) What about all the people whose votes won't count?
4.) Isn't this just dirty politics?
5.) Will I be persuaded at all?

Five facts/details learned:
1.) Al Gore was four electoral votes short of the 270 needed.
2.) Republicans argued that a manual recount was unlawful.
3.) The case Bush v. Gore was a 5-4 majority in favor of Bush.
4.) Robert H. Bork seems to be die-hard conservative.
5.) Rehnquist was in support of Bush.

Five post-reading questions:
1.) Why would the US Supreme Court deny that American citizen's votes should be counted?
2.) Why did the Supreme Court even take the case?
3.) Wasn't the Florida Supreme Court aware of recount laws?
4.) Why did Florida use butterfly ballots if they're so confusing?
5.) Why was a hand recount so difficult to orchestrate?