This  remarkable process  has tested the rule of law in our country.  I am proud of the
American people and their active but patient participation in this process.  The Supreme
Court’s decision not to allow the Florida vote count to proceed is a disappointment and
leaves me concerned about the strength of some of the core principles on which our
democracy is founded, chief among them that we are a government of laws and not of
men.  Last night, the majority of the Supreme Court took it upon themselves to select the
next President of the United States, a choice reserved to the people. 

I question how they can, on the one hand, say it is unconstitutional to use various
methods to measure the statewide vote and then on the other hand,  allow Florida to
certify a winner, knowing Florida used assorted voting procedures to arrive at that
conclusion. 

The decision of this institution does, however, represent the highest lawof the land. We
will abide by its decision.