On December 9th 2000 the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in a decision that effectively ended the Florida presidential vote recount. This gave the victory to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney in their quest for the presidency and vice presidency.
Wrote Justice Stephen Breyer in his dissent of the ruling:
"We do risk a self-inflicted wound - a wound that may harm not just the court, but the nation."
"Do you think I don't know the difference between an internal fault and an external influence! No, no, no, there's something going on here. Some dirty work they won't touch with their lily white hands!"
Dr.Who (Tom Baker,the Fourth Doctor in The Brian of Morbius)
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