The Vote - Bush, Gore, and the Supreme Court (Paperback, New edition)

Though George W. Bush took office in January, the nation is still recovering from the prolonged and complex process by which he was elected. The Florida electoral controversy and the subsequent decisions by both the Florida courts and the U.S. Supreme Court left citizens and scholars alike divided over the role of the judiciary in the electoral arena. Now, after a few months of reflection, leading constitutional scholarsCass R. Sunstein, Richard A. Epstein, Pamela S. Karlan, Richard A. Posner, and John Yoo, among others--weigh in on the Supreme Court's actions, which remain sensible, legally legitimate, and pragmatically defensible to some and an egregious abuse of power to others. Representing the full spectrum of views and arguments, "The Vote" offers the most timely and considered guide to the ultimate consequences and significance of the Supreme Court's decision.
The contributors to this volume were highly visible in the national media while the controversy raged, and here they present fully fleshed-out arguments for the positions they promoted on the airwaves. Readers will find in "The Vote" equally impassioned defenses for and indictments of the Court's actions, and they will come to understand the practical and theoretical implications of the Court's ruling in the realms of both law and politics. No doubt a spate of books will appear on the 2000 presidential election, but none will claim as distinguished a roster of contributors better qualified to place these recent events in their appropriate historical, legal, and political contexts.
Leading constitutional scholars render their verdicts on the 2000 presidential election controversy
Contributors:
Richard A.Epstein
Elizabeth Garrett
Samuel Issacharoff
Pamela S. Karlan
Michael W. McConnell
Frank I. Michelman
Richard H. Pildes
Richard A. Posner
David A. Strauss
Cass R. Sunstein
John Yoo
An earlier electronic edition of "The Vote" was available on the University of Chicago Press Web site.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2001
First published:	October 2001
Editors:	Cass R. Sunstein • Richard A. Epstein
Dimensions:	23 x 16 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-21307-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda
LSN:	0-226-21307-2
Barcode:	9780226213071

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