Every election the machine throws out votes because they are invalid. This is fair and this is even. Whether or not it is accurate may be up for debate, but it is not discriminatory. When the machine throws out a vote, it does not care whether that person intended to vote for Bush, Gore, Buchanan or Nader. A manual recount brings with it prejudice because it is conducted by persons of party affiliation.
Democracy allows that each be able to vote.
Democracy allows for contests between candidates. This is a contest between Gore and Bush because democracy was upheld weeks ago when the first count was finished. A democracy does not by its nature grant the right to recount after recount. I do not support abortion, but I do support that legally speaking abortion cannot be disallowed.