Of course that disputed florida recount issue the us supreme court is weighing what it herd heard today from attorneys for al gore and george w bush the issue whether the supreme court in tallahassee overstepped its bounds when it ordered a hand recount of 42000 vote throughout the state 
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 
As to the yun votes and as to the undervotes in which there is arguably some expression of intent on the ballot that the machine didn't mick up the majority of the florida supreme court says you're wrong 
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 
Lawyers filed written briefs with the florida state supreme court on whether to throw out 25000 ballots 
Democratic voters are appealing two rulings friday in which circuit court judges found that while republican election supervisors had not acted properly there was no reason to discard the votes 
Florida state lawmakers are also holding election hearings today 
Republicans say the move is necessary to ensure florida is represented at the electoral college if the legal challenges continue 
The full house is likely to vote on it tomorrow 
But republican senate leadership may delay a vote there until the supreme court