It should be obvious to everyone by now that no one ever will know which presidential candidate actually won more popular votes, either in Florida or nationwide. The Florida recount process can never yield an accurate result, for efforts to divine the meaning of the notorious chads are hopelessly compromised by the certainty of ambiguity [...]
THIS DAY @ LAW
US Supreme Court ended bus segregation
On November 13, 1956, the US Supreme Court declined the appeal of a US District Court ruling in Browder v. Gayle that had declared unconstitutional Alabama's state and local laws requiring segregation on buses, thereby ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Philippines impeaches President Estrada
On November 13, 2000, the Parliament of the Philippines voted to impeach President Joseph Estrada on corruption charges. He was ousted from power the following year.
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