We should hurry the result to avoid criticism from foreign countries and to keep from roiling the stock market. Give me a break. And as for the stock market, that is equally ridiculous. Its more important to get our elections right than to avoid the stock market going up and down a few more times. A few weeks of stock market uncertainty is a small price to pay for getting an election right.
Litigation is somehow improper and suspect.
The opinion is commonly offered that once the lawyers walk on the stage all is lost and we are headed for disaster. The courts have been the historical last resort for election disputes, and this case is no different than others. When there is an irregularity, an arbitrary and unfair decision, even an illegality, the courts are the logical recourse. No one loves litigation and lawyers. Wise men, in every book of proverbs and wisdom, constantly reiterate the disasters lawsuits entail.