Ruling By US Chief Justice
Mustafiz Rahman, 22 Angela Lane, Watertown, MA 02472
During the US presidential election of 2000, there was some dispute about some ballots. The disputes were finally settled in the US Supreme Court. The case bounced between the Supreme Court of the state of Florida and the US Supreme Court. The Florida Governor's office was held by Lawton M. Chiles, Jr. and Kenneth H. MacKay, Jr. both from Democratic Party from 1991 to 1998. Most of the justices in the Florida Supreme Court were appointed by them. Majority of the justices of the US Supreme Court were appointed by Late President Ronald Reagan and George Bush (the father of current US president Bush). The world noticed the rulings of these two courts. The rulings from the Florida Supreme Court were in the favour of Democratic Party Candidate Al Gore, whereas the rulings from the US Supreme Court came in favour of President G.W. Bush.During the final ruling of the US Supreme Court which sealed the fate of the election, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote in his summary, "I am casting my single vote among seven justices. I do not know who the winner of this election is. I do know that our justice system is the loser out of all these." There is certainly a lesson for us to learn from it.
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