What Would the USA/World Be Like If Al Gore Had Won In 2000?

[BCam]

freeradical wrote:
[quote=Surfrider]
Just for fun...what if the Supreme Court chose Gore over Bush?

I think things would be very different right now, what say you?

Well, the Supreme Court did not "choose" Bush.

As to your question, playing "what if" games with history is a complete waste of time.

Two things:

One: The Supreme Court did "choose" Bush because it said that there was indeed proof of denial of voter's rights, BUT because their decision took so long, the time to recount votes had expired. Thus, their delay CAUSED the recount process to cease, and Bush was selected President by 5 men.

Also, American law works on precedence, i.e. a decision by the Supreme Court, once made, is used to define and support legal interpretation in other cases. EXCEPT in Bush v Gore. For the FIRST TIME IN THE US SUPREME COURT'S 224 YEAR HISTORY, the ruling judges declared that their decision applied only to this case and to no other. Not only did these 5 men select a President, they changed the Law and legal Tradition to do so.

Two: Bush v Gore essentially begged the Supreme Court to protect George Bush from damage and injury in the Florida election recount. However, as George Bush was not a resident in the State of Florida, HE HAD NO LEGAL STANDING to seek the Supreme Court's Stay. The case was a Florida matter (you know - states rights?), and should have been dealt with by the Florida Supreme Court. However Bush's crew could not win there, so they went to the court Republicans had stacked.

Yes, it would have been a much different world.

[RgrF]

It was a decision of 4 men and a woman. Sandra Day O'Connor has since questioned the wisdom of her vote.

[DaviDC.]

We'd all have flying cars by now as well as unlimited, free broadband service.

[RgrF]

You mean like they have in parts of Europe?

[Mac-A-Matic]

Acer wrote:
9/11...yes. Vague hints and conspiracies aside, that one was under everybody's radar.
Afghanistan invasion...probably.
Iraq invasion...no. That was purely Bush administration driven.

Actually, Al Quaida, Osama Bin Laden and the WTC were not under everybody's radar. I knew a well placed person in the government who was an expert on Bin Laden and continually called for attention and awareness to Bin Laden and his promise of renewed attacks. He was ignored, drummed out of service and eventually killed on 9/11 with the collapse of the WTC.

Our government chose to ignore warnings and evidence related to Bin Laden and attacks.

On Bush:
Having traveled the world a bit - and to some relatively "banana republic" nations, I can say that the American people would look upon an election where the vote came down to the district that was governed by the brother of the candidate as a sham.

Of course, we're "America" and that kind of tomfoolery would never happen here...

[zero]

Lol bush fail.

[decay]

Bush "win" = USA fail.