Protesters' showdown before Supreme Court
Submitted on December 1, 2000 - 1:00am.
Chris Stewart - Fall 2000
WASHINGTON- You can march. You can picket. You have every right to do so.
But what makes you think you'll change what the Justices will decide?
You couldn't tell that to the hundreds of Gore/Bush supporters at the steps of the highest court in the land yesterday. And you sure couldn't tell them they couldn't influence the divided justices to accept or reject Bush's petition for ruling that Florida's Supreme Court was wrong for extending the state deadline for conducting ballot recounts.
Protestors big and small in size and stature traveled from around the country to yell, scream and chant about their presidential concerns. Many took the day off work to arrive at the Supreme Court late Thursday night and wee hours of Friday morning.
But what makes you think you'll change what the Justices will decide?
You couldn't tell that to the hundreds of Gore/Bush supporters at the steps of the highest court in the land yesterday. And you sure couldn't tell them they couldn't influence the divided justices to accept or reject Bush's petition for ruling that Florida's Supreme Court was wrong for extending the state deadline for conducting ballot recounts.
Protestors big and small in size and stature traveled from around the country to yell, scream and chant about their presidential concerns. Many took the day off work to arrive at the Supreme Court late Thursday night and wee hours of Friday morning.
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