# Was the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore (in December 2000) a mistake?

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**Created:** [November 23, 2015, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-u-s-supreme-court-decision-in-bush-v-gore-in-december-2000-a-mistake/738346 "2015-11-23T07:53:41Z")\
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> [@D\_Anconia](#):
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> What exactly, is the SCOTUS supposed to base their rulings on, if not the law?

And yet you don’t like it when they do.

> [@Fuck you, Rowan County (KY) Clerk Kim Davis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/93):
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> What is wrong is five unelected judges in D.C. telling people in Rowan County, KY what to do.

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