the arguments are done, the arguments that may well decide the presidency .
while both sides presented their oral arguments, protesters on the courthouse steps lot let their voices be heard.
attorneys on the republican side argued that florida's certified results, giving bush the win, should stand.
they also said the democrats are putting too broad an interpretation on determining the intent of the voters, based on the look of the ballots .
but justices scalia and souter questioned the bush team's own standardses on that issue.
are you saying here that their interpretation was so far unreasonable in defining legal vote as not to be a judicial act entitled in effect to the presumption of reasonable interpretation under article 2? gore's team has said the vice president will end his contest of florida's election if the court rules against him.
his attorneys did all they could to convince the justices that the recount is both legal and right.
justice anthony kennedy questions gore's counsel closely on whether florida's supreme court went too far .