Florida 2000: A Sourcebook on the Contested Presidential Election

✍ Scribed by Mark Whitman (editor)

• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 364
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Florida 2000 offers a clear, but also nuanced, account of the legal and constitutional issues surrounding the disputed presidential election. Combining original sources with analyses, Mark Whitman traces the major developments in the Bush-Gore struggle. Section introductions and commentaries synthesize the often complex material, while editor's notes provide context for each selection. The appendixes include a comprehensive chronology of events, maps, and detailed election returns for both the state and the entire country.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
PART I SETTING THE STAGE
Introduction to Part 1
1 Bad Intent
2 The Butterfly Debacle
3 Was Gore's Strategy in Florida Constitutional? The Forgotten Circuit Court Dissents
PART 2 THE FIRST SHOWDOWN
Introduction to Part 2
4 Joint Brief of Vice President Gore and the Florida Democratic Party
5 Brief of Secretary of State Katherine Harris
6 Brief of Intervenor George W. Bush
7 Decision: Palm Beach County Canvassing Board v. Harris
8 Reactions to Palm Beach County Canvassing Board v. Harris
9 Comment: Was the Secretary Right About Manual Recounts?
PART 3 COUNTING THE VOTES
Introduction to Part 3
I o Delahunt v.Johnston: The Crucial Precedent?
11 Judge Charles Burton Testifies in Judge Jorge LaBarga's Court
12 Too Close to Call
13 Arguing About the Overseas Absentee Ballots
PART 4 THE FIRST TRIP TO WASHINGTON
Introduction to Part 4
14 Brief of the Florida House and Senate, Amici Curiae
15 Testimony of Professor Bruce Ackerman
16 Before the U.S. Supreme Court: The Oral Argument
17 Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board
18 Reactions to Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board
19 More Supreme Than Court? The Fall of the Political Question Doctrine and the Rise of Judicial Supremacy
PART 5 THE CONTEST
Introduction to Part 5
20 The Trial Testimony
21 Judge Sanders Sauls Decides Gore v. Harris
22 Four Justices Reverse Judge Sauls
23 Comment: Were Gore's Contest Claims Justified?
PART 6 DENOUEMENT—RETURN TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
Introduction to Part 6
24 The Bush Brief in Bush v. Gore
25 The Gore Brief
26 The Oral Argument
27 Final Judicial Opinions: Bush v. Gore
28 On Remand from the United States Supreme Court:The Brief That Never Was
29 Reactions to Bush v. Gore
30 Comment: Was the Court's Decision Sound and Principled?
PART 7 CONCLUSION
31 The Whys and the Wherefores
Appendix A: Chronology of the Bush-Gore Dispute
Appendix B: The U.S. Presidential Election of 2000: Electoral and Popular Vote Totals by State
Appendix C: Map of the Disputed State and Counties: Florida, 2000
Appendix D: Official Results in Florida by County
Cases Cited
Selected Bibliography
Index
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