Name: Kevin Meyer Case Name: Bush v. Gore Case Number: 00-949
Facts of The Case:
Bush v. Gore (as many believed), was the case that had determined which candidate would win the United States presidential election of 2000 between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush. The issue that caused the whole case to erupt was in Florida when the elections results were so close it was not possible to determine who won Florida. Even though Bush received 1,784 more votes than Al Gore did in Florida, the gap between votes was small enough to cause an automatic machine recount under Florida law. Strangely, by doing this it had decreased the amount of votes Bush had. The machine recount had set Bush out of the lead. This happened because Gore used his permitted right to request manual recounts in four counties, and he turned out having more votes after they were recounted. (1) …show more content…
Gore has had a huge impact on the citizens of the United States. The case also had an impact on the presidential election and practically decided the election. This had a huge impact on the public because it decided who would lead the country, which was important to the citizens. The case did not have much of an effect on the law because the court proved that the Florida recount was against the Equal Protection Clause, which was a law under the 14th Amendment.
The Decision Today:
The case of Bush v. Gore still continues to cause controversy even today after this case has ended almost 15 years ago. This case has caused debate over separation of powers according to npr.org. It's quite a unique case because I have done tons of research on the case and there is no case that could relate to Bush v. Gore regarding the laws that were being questioned. This case was a one in a lifetime thing, at least we should hope. There's hasn't been any controversies over the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment to this
Facts of The Case:
Bush v. Gore (as many believed), was the case that had determined which candidate would win the United States presidential election of 2000 between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush. The issue that caused the whole case to erupt was in Florida when the elections results were so close it was not possible to determine who won Florida. Even though Bush received 1,784 more votes than Al Gore did in Florida, the gap between votes was small enough to cause an automatic machine recount under Florida law. Strangely, by doing this it had decreased the amount of votes Bush had. The machine recount had set Bush out of the lead. This happened because Gore used his permitted right to request manual recounts in four counties, and he turned out having more votes after they were recounted. (1) …show more content…
Gore has had a huge impact on the citizens of the United States. The case also had an impact on the presidential election and practically decided the election. This had a huge impact on the public because it decided who would lead the country, which was important to the citizens. The case did not have much of an effect on the law because the court proved that the Florida recount was against the Equal Protection Clause, which was a law under the 14th Amendment.
The Decision Today:
The case of Bush v. Gore still continues to cause controversy even today after this case has ended almost 15 years ago. This case has caused debate over separation of powers according to npr.org. It's quite a unique case because I have done tons of research on the case and there is no case that could relate to Bush v. Gore regarding the laws that were being questioned. This case was a one in a lifetime thing, at least we should hope. There's hasn't been any controversies over the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment to this