Ideally, the two will continue disputing for months who won the popular vote and the Electoral College vote. With the presidency reduced to a Punch and Judy spectacle before the eyes of the world, the U.S. government will be too embarrassed to bomb anyone, let alone interfere in other countries' elections. Moreover, with Congress deadlocked between the two parties, laws suppressing civil liberties will not pass. There was good news from Utah, too. Voters there overwhelmingly approved an initiative restricting law enforcement agencies' handling of seized assets.
Police departments use forfeiture proceeds to fatten their budgets.
Henceforth, in Utah all seized property is to be turned over to the state treasurer's office and property owners will have state-paid attorneys to represent them in their fight to recover their assets. David Broder was also morose. By a majority of 58 to 37 percent they preferred Gore to Bush. By a majority of 58 to 40 percent they preferred Gore to Bush. By a majority of 56 to 39 they preferred Gore to Bush.