"Spontaneous manifestations of anger" that far-right political parties organize to shut down democratic elections by means of telephone banks, broadcast appeals, and inflammatory disinformation have a special name. That name begins with "f", and it certainly represents a change in tone for our country.
COUP WATCH: Republican Riots Help Stop Vote Count -- From Red Rock Eater News Service COUP WATCH: Republican Riots Help Stop Vote Count -- From Red Rock Eater News Service
By Phil Agre
Fri Nov 24 07:26:00 2000
It transpires that the riots that the Republican party organized in Miami yesterday played a role in persuading the Miami election board to stop counting the ballots in the presidential election. Here are the details (NY Times 11/24/00):
Protest Influenced Miami-Dade's Decision to Stop Recount
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/24/politics/24MIAM.html
Poor Handwriting and Eligibility Mix-Ups Disqualified Many Absentee Votes
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/24/politics/24ABSE.html?printpage=yes
Tempers Flare as Broward Recount Plods On
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/23/politics/24BROW.html
Gore Vows to Continue Court Action Past Sunday
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54969-2000Nov23.html
The Secretary's Discretion
http://slate.msn.com/Readme/00-11-22/Readme.asp
"Accuracy" vs. "Speed"
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20001211&s=alterman
Gore Camp Asks Rejection of Bush's Florida Appeal
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/24/politics/24SCOT.html
Gore Asks Supreme Court To Deny Bush Appeal
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20001123/el/recount_legal_209.html
Gore brief in opposition to Bush appeal to the Supreme Court
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/supremecourt/oppositions01.fdf
Result Challenges Loom in US Election
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001123/ts/election_leadall_dc_270.html
Congress Gets Ready for Its Potential Role
http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=ELECT-CONGRESS-11-21-00&cat=WW
Bush suit to get military absentee ballots undisqualified
http://199.44.225.4/courtDockets/pdf/CV-00-2799a.pdf
GOP in Legislature Seeks Way to Give Bush Electoral Votes
http://www.latimes.com/print/asection/20001123/t000112721.html
Anger at Court May Not Vanish; Legislature Wants to Jump In
http://orlandosentinel.com/automagic/news/2000-11-23/ASECfury23112300.html
Seminole Faces Charge of Double Voting
http://orlandosentinel.com/automagic/news/2000-11-23/ASECsseminole2112300.html
About 500 Absentees Didn't Correct Flaws
http://orlandosentinel.com/automagic/news/2000-11-23/ASECabsent23112300.html
Supreme Court May Dabble with Finer Points of Dimples
http://orlandosentinel.com/automagic/news/2000-11-23/ASECellegal23112300.html
Palm Beach, Broward May Have Final Say
http://orlandosentinel.com/automagic/news/2000-11-23/ASECpbroward23112300.html
Miami-Dade Backtracks, Again Halting Hand Recount
http://orlandosentinel.com/automagic/news/2000-11-23/ASECmiami23x112300.html
A Tray of Chad with Electoral Dressing, Please
http://www.startext.net/columnist/ivins2.htm
Petition by Gore
http://www.flcourts.org/pubinfo/election/EmergencyPetition-MotionofAlGore.pdf
Order of the Court
http://www.flcourts.org/pubinfo/election/Order(11-23-2000).pdf
Bush Motion to Intervene
http://www.flcourts.org/pubinfo/election/BushMotiontoIntervene.pdf
Court Won't Order Dade Recount
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20001123/el/recount_legal.html
Hand Tally No Comfort to Gore; 8,000 Disputed Votes Hold Key
http://www.miamiherald.com/content/archive/news/elect2000/decision/104765.htm
Gore Still Can Survive Recount Reversal in Dade
http://www.miamiherald.com/content/today/news/daddocs/049973.htm
Emotions Mark Day of Indecision
http://www.miamiherald.com/content/today/news/daddocs/103237.htm
Gore Picks Up Votes in Broward
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20001123/el/recount_broward_80.html
The Court Sifted Through the Issues Well
http://www.latimes.com/print/editorials/20001123/t000112523.html
Counting That Chad Is Just the Texas Way
http://www.latimes.com/print/editorials/20001123/t000112524.html
Some Possible Scenarios in the Florida Dispute
http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=ELECT-SCENARIOS-11-23-00&cat=PP
11th US Circuit Court Sets Recount Filings Timetable
http://www.vny.com/cf/News/upidetail.cfm?QID=138511
Faced with Deadline, Board Gives Up
http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/epaper/editions/today/news_4.html
GOP Asks Court for New Count
http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/epaper/editions/today/news_3.html
Legal Battles
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/election/july-dec00/legal_11-22.html
Dispute Lingers After Dimples to Be Considered
http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/epaper/editions/today/news_1.html
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Original: COUP WATCH: Republican Riots Help Stop Recount -- Red Rock Eater News Service