Bush v. Gore: Episode 6 – No Precedent
Deep Background with Noah Feldman
Pushkin Industries
4.4 • 848 Ratings
🗓️ 13 November 2024
⏱️ 53 minutes
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In the season finale: How the 2000 presidential election was distilled and decided in a case called Bush v. Gore.
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| 0:00.0 | Pushkin. |
| 0:09.7 | Hey, Leon here. |
| 0:11.6 | Before we get to this episode, I want to let you know that you can binge the entire season of Fiasco |
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| 0:22.6 | Sign up for Pushkin Plus on the Fiasco Apple Podcasts show page, or visit pushkin.fm. |
| 0:28.7 | slash plus. |
| 0:30.6 | Now on to the episode. |
| 0:34.6 | Previously on Fiasco. |
| 0:37.3 | Bush wins one round, Gore wins the next. It is a legal slug fest. |
| 0:41.2 | We've gone from protest certification last night and now contest. |
| 0:45.2 | Florida's ticking clock becomes a second adversary. December 12th is key. |
| 0:50.2 | The day Florida certifies its electors. |
| 0:52.6 | The Republican-controlled state legislature scheduled a special session to name electors |
| 0:57.8 | just in case the state Supreme Court rules against Governor Bush. |
| 1:01.0 | By a vote of four to three, the majority of the court has ordered a manual recount of all undervotes |
| 1:07.7 | in any Florida county where such a recount has not yet occurred. |
| 1:11.6 | The recount shall commence immediately. |
| 1:13.7 | If you do not like political chaos, it's about time to head for the storm cellar. |
| 1:22.9 | Sandra Day O'Connor had a lot on her plate on November 7, 2000. |
| 1:27.2 | It was Election Day for one thing, |
| 1:29.4 | and she had plans to attend a watch party at a friend's house. But first, O'Connor was due at the United |
| 1:35.0 | States Supreme Court. We'll hear argument now, number 99, 1257, Carol M. Browner v. American |
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