I wish Gore had won, and I don&#x27;t know enough about law to have an opinion on the specifics of the case. But I am at peace with it for a simple reason: that election was within the margin of error. We can put a lot of stake into details of state law, but in reality it was a draw. Frankly I think the fairest thing would be a coin flip. In absence of that, I think &quot;play it where it lies&quot; is a fine proxy. I don&#x27;t think a recount would&#x27;ve been any more or less fair.<p>I think our energies are better served changing the widespread voter disenfranchisement which does in fact distort the ability of our electoral system, as enacted in law, from representing the will of the people.