>>I am curious as to how closely many of you are following the election issue. In your opinion, what issue is more important:
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>>- The results of the election
>>- Federalism
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>In those stark terms, I'm in the "sanctity of an individual's vote" camp, so #1.


Ironically, the sanctity of an individual's vote could fall into 1 or 2 - right? After all, when you discuss the results of the election - you then bring in federal election law and the constitution. However, you have to balance all of that with the right of a state to govern itself.

So, who defines what the vote was? The federal government or the state? i.e., should the state be left to decide whether recounts go on. On one hand, you could argue that no - in this case, it is a fundamental change in law and in violation of federal law. On the other hand, you could argue that every vote should count and that the state should decide.

With respect to the state, who wins? Is the legislature - as the US constitution says. Or, has the FL legislature ceded a lot of that to the state judiciary?

An interesting issue to say the least!!

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