May 28 – Crisis in the Court
Meet the Press
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The Crisis of Confidence in the Supreme Court
In 2000, the Supreme Court ended the Florida vote recount in the election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. The controversial 5-4 ruling hurt the court's legitimacy among Democrats. Just five days after that decision, House Democratic leader Dick Gepart refused to call George W.Bush the legitimate next president. But why can't a leading Democrat say he is a legitimate president of the United States?
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