posner on bush v. gore (was RE: Ethical foundations of the left)

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On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Kirsten Neilsen wrote:
>
> i read the NYT review of dershowitz's and posner's
> forthcoming books about bush v. gore and thought that
> posner's defense of the decision, as reported by the
> reviewer, to be remarkable. posner seems to find no
> legal justification for the decision but concludes
> nevertheless that the decision was correct because it
> was good for the country. i haven't read the book (yet),
> and am well aware of the dangers of relying on a book
> review for an accurate summary of a (possibly) complex
> 250+ page argument. still i thought it worth sharing.

You can read his own words short of reading the book in a
recent (2,3 issues ago) _Harper's_.  It was one of those
discussion thingies where there was an opposing viewpoint to
his as well.  I thought his argument lame and not at all
persuasive, particularly for someone who appears to be
pretty bright.  (Unfortunately, ny scanner has just given up
the ghost or I'd scan and post it.)