Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120328:04:08:00
Gore side. all the conseratives voted for the bush side. george w. bush became president. the court was so self-conscious about the spur riness that the ruling said it could not be cited in future cases. it was not precedent. in other words, we're not making law here, we just want george w. bush to be president, okay. the bush v gore five-four decision probably did mortal damage that capitol justices would act in small c conservative ways. they were happy to take radical, lead action to depart from legal pres dent as long as it achieved a political aim that they wanted. if that idea was an ent...