>>>>Ahem, the Judge also rejected this because it would have circumvented the Constitutional right of due process of the opposing side and the right to present an opposising arguement. Both sides have the right of due process not just Gore.
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>>>And yet my point still stands. Al Gore made the offer to manually recount all the ballots in Florida. An earlier post said Al Gore has not called for this, when in fact he has.
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>>No, he only offered Bush the option to recount all the votes. This is still a hollow offer because he knows full well the deadline for such a request was 3 days after the election.
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>Are you saying that all the votes can NOT be counted manually in the Contest phase? I find this very hard to believe, but if you can cite a source, I will be glad to check it out.

Sure. Under a contested election, a judge can order a recount anywhere, but under the law, the plaintiff has to prove there was a problem with the machines used to count the votes. This has to be proven in court for each county you want recounted because, obviously, each county uses different technology. Ascertaining a voter's intent where someone actually did not vote for a candidate for particular office is not a valid arguement.