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In reply to the discussion: President Carter: "I don't think that George W. Bush won the election in 2000, against Al Gore" [View all]Samantha
(9,314 posts)"There is no intermediate step between a final Supreme Court decision and a violent revolution."
I see that he was asked about this in May of 2013, and here is part of his response:
I made the decision in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision 12 or 13 years ago to respect the rule of law, said the former vice president. I strongly disagreed with their opinion, said so, but the rule of law is the bedrock of American democracy. There is no intermediate step between a final Supreme Court decision and a violent revolution. What was best for the country, the answer was very simple, to respect the rule of law and avoid undermining it and dragging the court into a partisan squabble where the outcome would not change in any case. So I am going to stand by my decision to respect the judiciary.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/347083/gore-i-prevented-violent-revolution-accepting-supreme-court-verdict
Unlike you, I hold the Democratic party just as responsible as anyone else because it lacked the spine to step out and challenge the Constitutionality of Republican maneuvers. When I joined DU in 2001, I came swinging against the party for that very failure. Where were they, where were they....
Sam