2000 Election Question

[Bo]

I'm not sure if someone has already asked this question, but if the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Gore back in 2000 and allowed a full recount of Florida, could the Florida legislature have refused the recognize the results of the Supreme Court-ordered recount and sent a separate slate of electors (that supported Bush) to Congress? If that occured, wouldn't the House need to vote for President and the Senate for Vice President, thus making Bush President and Lieberman VP? Do you think that this scenario was likely to occur if the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Gore and/or allowed a full recount in Florida to occur?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The most pertinent Federal law concerning 2000 is 3 USC Sec. 5.

If the statewide recount could have been completed prior to December 12, and the Supreme Court found that it was in accordance with Florida election law as of November 7, then the results of the recount would have been final.

A disputed election that went into the House and Senate to decide would have required that the recount have gone past December 12 and that Gore have won the recount.

Even then there is no joy in Mudville for those hoping for a Bush/Lieberman pairing.  3 USC Sec. 15 calls for the two houses to concurrently decide which slate to accept, and if the two cannot agree, then the one certified by the governor is to be considered correct.  A disputed slate of electors cannot result in one house choosing a Democrat and the other choosing a Republican.

That likely contributed to Gore's decision to abandon the effort after December 12.  Even if he had managed to get a second slate of Florida electors sent to Washington after the safe harbor date, he had no hope with a Republican controlled House and a Republican governor of it being accepted by Congress.

[King]

The Bacon Deluxe is better than the Baconator.  Though, I prefer organic Spanish omelets for breakfast over fast food burgers.

[Bo]

The Bacon Deluxe is better than the Baconator.  Though, I prefer organic Spanish omelets for breakfast over fast food burgers.

This is completely irrelevant to the given topic.

[phk]

The Bacon Deluxe is better than the Baconator.  Though, I prefer organic Spanish omelets for breakfast over fast food burgers.

[Bo]

The Bacon Deluxe is better than the Baconator.  Though, I prefer organic Spanish omelets for breakfast over fast food burgers.

Stop trolling, please.