Supreme Court Reverses Gore Endorsement, Awarding it to McCain

Supreme Court Reverses Gore Endorsement, Awarding it to McCain
June 17, 2008 · No Comments
by Jake Maccoby and Jordan Zakarin

Mere moments after formally announcing his backing for Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama in an email to supporters, former Vice President Al Gore’s endorsement was blocked and reversed by a 5-4 Supreme Court decision, handing the Nobel Prize winner’s full throated support to Republican nominee John McCain.

Writing for the majority, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said that regardless of who Gore intended to support, a strict constructionist reading of his statement made it clear that, from a legal standpoint, his endorsement must be awarded to the GOP candidate.

“It is plainly obvious, by reading Section One, Clause Four of Article Two, that the framers, Jefferson, Madison and Hamilton, were firm in their resolve, that in the 2008 Presidential election, 219 years after ratification, former Vice President Gore, who the constitution also stipulated must lose the 2000 Presidential election regardless of the voters’ wishes, would be required to hand his endorsement and considerable public influence to John McCain, who was himself one of the original framers of Constitution,” Scalia wrote.

Seconds after the ruling, Charlie Black, a spokesman for the McCain campaign, said that “Senator McCain is gratified and humbled by the support of Vice President Gore, and he urges the American people to unite behind him for the good of the nation.”

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(Wow, Borowitz used the same joke twice in seven months!)

It's like "The Aristocrats" gag. Every comedian has to have their own stamp on it to prove they're worthy. Additionally, demeaning the SC and their past rulings, as a joke, and getting it out in front of those who may still vote (R) in November may have the effect of putting a bug in their ear.

It certainly couldn't hurt.

...the decision is pending the Supreme's ruling.

Or, saying it's too close to call.

The joke may have been heard before, but that doesn't make it less funny.