Of course, one of the most memorable instances of election challenge occurred in 2000 when Al Gore outright rejected his defeat to George W. Bush. He initiated a series of long, dragged out ballot recounts and floated many theories, including one that Jeb Bush, who was the governor of Florida at the time, had wielded his influence to secure his brother's victory.
While Gore's actions back then might have elicited eye-rolls, they were tolerated since they fell within the bounds of legality.
So, why is Trump now facing legal repercussions for essentially the same behavior? This is a pivotal question, emphasized by renowned lawyer Alan Dershowitz, who is shedding light on the fact that he had actually assisted Gore in contesting the presidential election back in 2000. As Dershowitz underscores, what was done then was completely lawful.
From The Daily Mail:
was one of the lawyers involved in objections to Florida's presidential vote in 2000.
A margin of less than 600 ballots determined that Governor George W. Bush rather than Vice President Al Gore won the state and, thus, the electoral college vote.
I was convinced then and I am convinced now that this result was wrong.
No one was indicted, disbarred, disciplined or even much criticized for those efforts, yet here we stand today.
President Donald Trump and 18 other defendants has been charged with election fraud, conspiracy, racketeering and more, under a law designed to take down criminal organizations, known as the RICO Act.
Should Al Gore have been charged in 2000?
What about me?
I represented the voters of Palm Beach County, many of whom voted by mistake for Pat Buchanan rather than Gore because of the infamous butterfly ballots and hanging chads that prevented their votes from being accurately counted.
During the course of our challenges, many tactics similar to those employed in 2020 were attempted.
Lawyers wrote legal memoranda outlining possible courses of conduct, including proposing a slate of alternate electors, who would deliver our preferred election results to Congress.
Now, Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani, along with others, are accused of conspiracy to commit forgery and false statements for drafting their list of alternate electors.
If you compare Gore's actions in 2000 to what Trump did exactly twenty years later, you'll notice only tiny variations. However, Trump is on the brink of going to prison simply for probing into the election's credibility.
Even someone with just a bit of common sense can recognize the utter craziness of this double standard. It's setting a risky precedent in our country, where someone could end up in a legal trial solely for casting doubts on the authenticity of something.
This is definitely a slippery slope, folks...
