TY - BOOK ID - 1010235 TI - Breaking the deadlock : the 2000 elections, the constitution and the courts PY - 2001 SN - 1282767178 9786612767173 1400824281 0691090734 9781400824281 9780691090733 9781282767171 1400810760 1400817609 PB - Princeton Oxford Princeton University Press DB - UniCat KW - Contested elections KW - Presidents KW - Law KW - Election KW - Political aspects. KW - Bush, George W. KW - Gore, Albert, KW - Droit et politique KW - Law and politics KW - Recht en politiek KW - Internal politics KW - Bush, George W. [jr.] KW - Gore, Al KW - United States KW - -Law and politics KW - -#KVHA:American Studies KW - #KVHA:Politiek; Verenigde Staten KW - #KVHA:Geschiedenis; Verenigde Staten KW - Presidency KW - Heads of state KW - Executive power KW - Disputed elections KW - Election protests and appeals KW - Elections, Contested KW - Elections KW - -Law and legislation KW - -Gore, Albert KW - Trials, litigation, etc KW - Gore, Albert Arnold, KW - Гор, Альберт, KW - Гор, Ал, KW - Bush, George, KW - Bush, Geo, KW - Bush, Dzhordzh Uoker, KW - Bush, Dzh. U. KW - Bush, Dzh. KW - Bush, KW - Bushi, Qiaozhi W., KW - Bush, Zhorzh, KW - Arbusto, Jorge W., KW - Bush, Xhorxh W., KW - Trials, litigation, etc. KW - #KVHA:American Studies KW - Political aspects KW - Bush, George Walker KW - Gore, Albert KW - History KW - 20th century KW - 2000 KW - Gore, Al, KW - Bush, George Walker, 1946 KW - -Trials, litigation, etc. KW - United States of America UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1010235 AB - The 2000 Presidential election ended in a collision of history, law, and the courts. It produced a deadlock that dragged out the result for over a month, and consequences--real and imagined--that promise to drag on for years. In the first in-depth study of the election and its litigious aftermath, Judge Posner surveys the history and theory of American electoral law and practice, analyzes which Presidential candidate ''really'' won the popular vote in Florida, surveys the litigation that ensued, evaluates the courts, the lawyers, and the commentators, and ends with a blueprint for reforming our Presidential electoral practices.The book starts with an overview of the electoral process, including its history and guiding theories. It looks next at the Florida election itself, exploring which candidate ''really'' won and whether this is even a meaningful question. The focus then shifts to the complex litigation, both state and federal, provoked by the photo finish. On the basis of the pragmatic jurisprudence that Judge Posner has articulated and defended in his previous writings, this book offers an alternative justification for the Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Gore while praising the Court for averting the chaotic consequences of an unresolved deadlock.Posner also evaluates the performance of the lawyers who conducted the post-election litigation and of the academics who commented on the unfolding drama. He argues that neither Gore's nor Bush's lawyers blundered seriously, but that the reaction of the legal professoriat to the litigation exposed serious flaws in the academic practice of constitutional law. While rejecting such radical moves as abolishing the Electoral College or creating a national ballot, Posner concludes with a detailed plan of feasible reforms designed to avoid a repetition of the 2000 election fiasco.Lawyers, political scientists, pundits, and politicians are waiting to hear what Judge Posner has to say. But this book is written for and will be welcomed by all who were riveted by the recent crisis of presidential succession. ER -