Breaking the Deadlock
The 2000 Election, the Constitution, and the Courts
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Publication
2001-07-01 - Princeton University Press
Language
English
Word Count
71,000 words, Guess
Page Count
284 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivebreakingdeadlock0000unse
- ISBN-100691090734
- ISBN-139780691090733
- Open LibraryOL7758142M
Description
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.
First Sentence
BEHIND THE 2000 Presidential election in Florida lie thousands of years of thinking about, controversy over, experimentation with, regulation of, and tinkering with the popular vote as the method of political governance deemed central to democratic theory.
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