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| HIGH COURT WARNING: Supremes not interested in replay of FL 2000 |
| 2004-10-28 |
| A SUPREME Court justice just threw a wrench into Democrats' plans to litigate a John Kerry defeat into victory, should President Bush prevail by a narrow margin in next Tuesday's election. Over the weekend, in a speech at Stanford University Law School, Justice Stephen Breyer cast doubt on his own impartiality when he penned his dissent in Bush v. Gore, the ruling that decided the 2000 presidential contest. "I had to ask myself would I vote the same way if the names were reversed," the justice mused. "I said 'yes.' But I'll never know for sure — because people are great self-kidders." Like Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan, Supreme Court justices are well practiced in the nuances of sending messages. Breyer's comment should be a clear warning to judicial activists that salt the ranks of courts in swing states like Florida and Ohio. The message is: Don't count on me to back up any partisan rulings. |
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