The only other unfinished episodes involve disputed absentee ballots in another couple of counties. We've said before that Americans' patience during this complex process has been admirable. The end is now in sight, with next Tuesday, Dec. 12, a deadline that all sides apparently agree on. On that day, a final selection of the state's 25 Electoral College electors is scheduled to be made. That's not to say, however, that the next few days won't hold any surprises.
Judges have the prerogative of unpredictability.
A fresh conviction, perhaps, that their system of government, even when presented with unprecedented legal wrangling and inflamed political passions, can still work the details through its institutional machinery and come out with a result that may not please everyone, but honors the rule of law. The Christian Science Publishing Society. All rights reserved.