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Then-Vice President Al Gore 's legal team involved the courts in the election by asking a state court to order a recount , Kennedy said.Legal scholars and the four dissenting justices have said the Supreme Court should have declined to jump into the case in the first place.In a decision made public on the evening of Dec. 12 , 2000 , the court said the recount violated the Constitution 's Equal Protection Clause because Florida counties were allowed to set their own standard for determining whether to count a vote . A decision is expected by July . But they provide no paper backup , a safety feature that critics say would help guard against fraud and bolster voter confidence.Crist told a group of newspaper editors he would ask the state legislature for $ 20 million to switch to machines with a paper backup.Ensuring the integrity of elections is the cornerstone of any democracy , he said . After brief fighting , the boy emperor Meiji was restored to power in the Meiji restoration ( 1868 ) , and the imperial capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo . You barely hear a peep , " enthused Scotlund Haisley , executive director of the Washington Animal Rescue League , which is officially unveiling its posh new animal shelter in Northwest Washington to the public this weekend.Opulent kennels with first-class features are popping up across the country . Both now are careful not to talk about current issues before the court ; in 2004 , Scalia recused himself from a decision on the constitutionality of the phrase " under God " in the Pledge of Allegiance , after speaking out on the case at a rally in Virginia.Such considerations are an important part of a judge 's impartiality but also underscore a justice 's privilege to answer only questions that are welcome.So Ginsburg in September was abrupt when Wallace attempted to ask her about one of the court 's most enduringly controversial subjects . Southern racists , worried that new judges might rule against them , wanted an opportunity to ferret out potential opponents.Wittes argues that a return to the pre - Brown process , which would mean " either eliminating - - or at least limiting - - live testimony of nominees at their hearings , " would " remove the central event " from what is now " an embarrassing spectacle that yields minimal information " about the nominees . " It sounds like a decision has already been made , " Marraffa said . The old civil administration was not abolished , but gradually decayed , and the imperial court at Kyoto fell into obscurity .