WTF Is It Now?!?

Hoist on their own petard
The Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Gore was meant to be a ticket good for one ride.

"Our consideration is limited to the present circumstances," the justices said in 2000, "for the problem of equal protection in election processes generally presents many complexities."

Three judges on the federal appeals court in San Francisco, all appointed by Democratic presidents, decided yesterday to use it for another ride anyway.

The judges ruled that California's recall election could not be held as scheduled, on Oct. 7, because voters in six counties would still be using the same dreaded punch-card machines that threw the 2000 presidential election into 37 days of chaos.

And like the Supreme Court justices three years ago, the California judges cited the same equal protection guarantees of the Constitution that were used to conclude the presidential election.

"They're hoisting the Supreme Court on its own petard," said Vikram Amar, a professor at Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. - - NY Times.

Hey, reboobs - get over it!