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Conservatives, Did Al Gore Have the Authority to Block 2000 Election Certification?

Did Al Gore Have the Authority to Block 2000 Election Certification?

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Trump's lawyer, John Eastman, argued that Mike Pence had the Constitutional authority to block the certification of the 2020 Election. Thankfully, Pence did the right think (for once) and rejected Eastman's insane theory. There is absolutely no way any conservative would have thought it okay for Al Gore to stop certification, despite the controversies surrounding the 2000 Election. And yet, many conservatives have inadvertently made that very argument.
 
Geoist said:
Trump's lawyer, John Eastman, argued that Mike Pence had the Constitutional authority to block the certification of the 2020 Election. Thankfully, Pence did the right think (for once) and rejected Eastman's insane theory. There is absolutely no way any conservative would have thought it okay for Al Gore to stop certification, despite the controversies surrounding the 2000 Election. And yet, many conservatives have inadvertently made that very argument.
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Gonna take a front-row seat for the incoming mental gynmastics.
 
Geoist said:
Trump's lawyer, John Eastman, argued that Mike Pence had the Constitutional authority to block the certification of the 2020 Election. Thankfully, Pence did the right think (for once) and rejected Eastman's insane theory. There is absolutely no way any conservative would have thought it okay for Al Gore to stop certification, despite the controversies surrounding the 2000 Election. And yet, many conservatives have inadvertently made that very argument.
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In the case of Al Gore, we now know he actually won.
 
From what I remember Gore did take things as far as he felt comfortable with.
He conceded because he felt going further would have caused huge problems and he wasn't ok with that.

If that was indeed the case it was a pretty noble end to a Presidential run and I don't think I've ever seen the Bush camp complain that they felt what Gore did was out of line.
 
Peter said:
From what I remember Gore did take things as far as he felt comfortable with.
He conceded because he felt going further would have caused huge problems and he wasn't ok with that.

If that was indeed the case it was a pretty noble end to a Presidential run and I don't think I've ever seen the Bush camp complain that they felt what Gore did was out of line.
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There was an issue with 'butterfly ballots' in Florida and the election was too close to call (whoever won Florida would win the presidency). There was a month-long battle in the courts and recounts in Florida but SCOTUS ended the recount which resulted in Bush's win. Still controversial to this day, but Gore certified the election to Bush anyways. Class act.
 
He could have rejected certain slates of electors just as Pence should have and sent them back to the states' legislatures. In the case with Gore and Florida it would be a moot exercise as the Florida legislature was ready to act.
 
Eriech said:
He could have rejected certain slates of electors just as Pence should have and sent them back to the states' legislatures. In the case with Gore and Florida it would be a moot exercise as the Florida legislature was ready to act.
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So where in the Constitution is he given this power? And if not in the Constitution then what federal law?
 
Geoist said:
There was an issue with 'butterfly ballots' in Florida and the election was too close to call (whoever won Florida would win the presidency). There was a month-long battle in the courts and recounts in Florida but SCOTUS ended the recount which resulted in Bush's win. Still controversial to this day, but Gore certified the election to Bush anyways. Class act.
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Obviously nobody is going to put themselves through a Presidential run and not put up at least some fight if the result is as close as that, the question is when do you step away?

Gore seemed to have handled it well and I don't see even his opponents saying anything overly negative about that decision.
 
Geoist said:
Trump's lawyer, John Eastman, argued that Mike Pence had the Constitutional authority to block the certification of the 2020 Election. Thankfully, Pence did the right think (for once) and rejected Eastman's insane theory. There is absolutely no way any conservative would have thought it okay for Al Gore to stop certification, despite the controversies surrounding the 2000 Election. And yet, many conservatives have inadvertently made that very argument.
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Gore didn’t have that authority and neither did Pence. The Electoral Count Act needs to be modified so the federal government’s only authority regarding the election of the President is counting the votes. The votes have already been certified by the states so Congress doesn’t need to certify them again. The only exception would be in the event of a tie in the Electoral College.
 
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Geoist said:
Trump's lawyer, John Eastman, argued that Mike Pence had the Constitutional authority to block the certification of the 2020 Election. Thankfully, Pence did the right think (for once) and rejected Eastman's insane theory. There is absolutely no way any conservative would have thought it okay for Al Gore to stop certification, despite the controversies surrounding the 2000 Election. And yet, many conservatives have inadvertently made that very argument.
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Say WTF?

Al gore's term was up, lol and he was running for president. You can't be serious trying to compare them.
 
Bear5131 said:
Say WTF?

Al gore's term was up, lol and he was running for president. You can't be serious trying to compare them.
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He was still Vice President and presided over the certification of the votes in Congress.
 
Bear5131 said:
Say WTF?

Al gore's term was up, lol and he was running for president. You can't be serious trying to compare them.
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And Pence was running for VP. You seriously don't see the connections here?
 
Moon said:
He was still Vice President and presided over the certification of the votes in Congress.
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That doesn't make sense. So you telling me I can run against someone and throw out all the votes so I win the presidency?
 
Geoist said:
And Pence was running for VP. You seriously don't see the connections here?
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Vice presidents don't run for office anymore
 
Geoist said:
He was Trump's VP. He was a part of the campaign therefore he was running. Stop it with the bullshit.
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You forgot the 2nd place winner used to be vice president
 
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