I wondered about this... The cost of democracy

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I also heard during a telecast that there are currently 45 lawsuits on file. How can anyone keep it all straight? What if one ruling contradicts another? Litigation don't come cheap.

http://www.foxnews.com/election_night/113000/recount_costs_koeppel.sml

Dollars add up

-- Maria (maria947@hotmail.com), December 01, 2000

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I also heard during a telecast that there are currently 45 lawsuits on file.

I guess that explains why Gore was recruiting *500* LAWYERS to Decend on South Florida! back on Nov. 14th)

-- Ain't Gonna Happen (Not Here Not@ever.com), December 01, 2000.


The PRC never runs out of money, they just sell more body parts.

-- Barry (bchbear863@cs.com), December 01, 2000.

Maria:

Surely you don't suppose these lawyers are being paid with money? Do you have any idea how *many* different appointive offices a President controls? Wanna be ambassador to Monaco? Want a job on the Supreme Court? Just win, baby!

-- Flint (flintc@mindspring.com), December 01, 2000.


The one word that keeps ringing in my head about this debacle is *STUPID* If not an indication of a nation in decline what is?

-- Few (fewbaby@infoave.net), December 02, 2000.

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