Thursday, October 20, 2011

Recount Facts and Questions

Facts:
1.  Gore retracted the concession he gave Bush
2.  The Supreme Court ruled to stop the recount
3.  People were not sure whether or not to count dimpled ballots
4.  The ballots were hard to read to begin with
5.  The deadlines given for the recounts were unrealistic
6.  Katherine Harris was uneasy about permitting any recounting being done past the deadlines
7.  Some counties would not recount the ballots by hand. 
8.  The ballot counting machine can sometimes read ballots differently than they originally did.

Questions:
1.  Should the Supreme Court of gotten involved?
2.  Was it right of Katherine Harris to be tough on extending the deadlines?
3.  How much time would be sufficient to recount the ballots?
4.  Will this case provide any precedents for any future problems?
5.  Was the Supreme Court decision based on political party lines?
6.  Should the all of the states have a regulated voting system?
7.  Should the government declare if a ballot with a dimple is a vote or not?
8.  Was it wrong of Gore to keep pushing for a recount? 



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