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Bush or Democrat Al Gore - stands to become the nation's 43rd president.\u003cbr/\u003eThe proceedings were carried live on the major television networks, providing Americans with a brief lesson in constitutional and election law. \u003cbr/\u003eA court spokesman said there would be no ruling Monday. \u003cbr/\u003eThere was no indication when there might be a decision.\u003cbr/\u003eDemocrats said December 12 was the answer to Wells' question, six days before the Electoral College meets. \u003cbr/\u003eIn legal skirmishing that stretched to two and one-half hours, lawyers and the justices ranged over a variety of issues in Florida's contested election. \u003cbr/\u003eThe hearing played out while recounts were under way in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties - all Democratic jurisdictions where Gore hopes to overtake the 930-vote lead Bush holds in the contested election. \u003cbr/\u003eAs the legal arguments ended, ongoing recounts showed Gore gaining 134 votes so far in the three counties combined.\u003cbr/\u003eThe court arguments touched on the possibility of a statewide recount, on the standards in use in the recounts, on the acknowledged contradictions in Florida state law and on the conflict between Florida statute and federal law.\u003cbr/\u003eThere was argument, as well, over voter intent - an issue of paramount importance, given the number of questionable ballots in the recount counties.\u003cbr/\u003eDemocrats asked the court to endorse the recounts and to place them under a uniform standard. \u003cbr/\u003eBush's lawyer, joined by Klock, argued they should be stopped.\u003cbr/\u003eHarris had been ready to declare Bush the winner of Florida - and likely the presidency - on the basis of Election Day votes certified last Tuesday, subject to amendment only by overseas absentee ballots counted on Friday.\u003cbr/\u003eHer edict was halted by the high court late last week, pending Monday's arguments and any subsequent ruling on the subject.\u003cbr/\u003eThe justices played an active role from the outset on Monday, none more so than Wells, a 61-year-old Democrat who presided. \u003cbr/\u003eOver and over, he asked at what point the state's 25 electoral votes would be in jeopardy. \u003cbr/\u003eHis questions at one point sketched a scenario in which recounts would continue, perhaps into December.\u003cbr/\u003eAl Gore's lawyer David Boies said the court should set the standard now for recounting ballots, in the interest of time.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"The court is certainly aware of the historic nature of this session and is aware that this is a matter of upmost and vital importance to our nation, our state and our world.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPERCAPTION: Chief Justice Charles T Wells \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Public officials have a responsibility to count and recognise the votes of all Floridians who voted in the presidential election.  Factors such as administrative inconvenience, expediency or the limitations of vote-reading machines, pale in comparison to protecting the voting rights of our citizens.\" \u003cbr/\u003eSUPERCAPTION: Paul Hancock, lawyer for Florida Attorney General\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well for example, if right now in Palm Beach county chads that are not detached at all but I guess are these different chads that are being counted, but in Broward County they're not counted, then does that say that one vote is being counted in one county and not in the other?\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPERCAPTION: Justice Barbara J Pariente\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"It is quite important that this court is as specific as possible in terms of the standards to be applied so that we will have uniformity.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPERCAPTION: David Boies, attorney for Al Gore\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"What we are trying to deal with here is people who did not follow instructions - the instructions were to put the stylus through the ballot - they did not follow those instructions. Now balanced against that it's being suggested that the entire contest period should be stood on its head.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPERCAPTION: Joseph Klock, attorney for Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003eJUSTICE WELLS:  \"Tell me when Florida's certification would be in jeopardy if the certification is not made by that date?\"\u003cbr/\u003eCARVIN: \"Well it's clearly in jeopardy now.\"\u003cbr/\u003eJUSTICE WELLS: \"Why is that?\"\u003cbr/\u003eCARVIN: \"Well, December 12th is the cut off date.\"\u003cbr/\u003eJUSTICE WELLS: \"Why is in jeopardy now?\"\u003cbr/\u003eCARVIN: \"Because if they're not certified then there is no way to come to an accurate state-wide count and that - as we have seen over the last ten days - is an enormous undertaking.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPERCAPTION:  Chief Justice Charles T Wells and Michael Carvin, attorney for George W Bush\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Because what this court I would respectfully suggest has to do is to reconcile the entire statutory scheme and the statutory scheme, long before there was this election provided for manual recounts and this court I suggest cannot presume that the legislature meant to provide for these manual recounts and yet to make that an illusory right by having a circumstance where they could not be practically  taken care of in what is the most important election that this state has perhaps ever seen.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPERCAPTION: David Boies, Attorney for Al Gore\u003cbr/\u003e Tallahassee, Florida, USA - 20 November 2000 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide shot court as called to attention\u003cbr/\u003e2. Close-up court official calling court to stand\u003cbr/\u003e3. Judges entering court room and taking their seats\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chief Justice Charles T. Wells\u003cbr/\u003e5. Republican lawyers listening\u003cbr/\u003e6. Democrat lawyers listening\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Paul Hancock, lawyer for Florida Attorney General\u003cbr/\u003e8. High shot of Hancock addressing court\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Justice Barbara J Pariente\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Boies, attorney for Al Gore \u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of court\u003cbr/\u003e14.  SOUNDBITE: (English) Joseph Klock, attorney for Katherine Harris, Florida Secretary of State\u003cbr/\u003e15.  Wide\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chief Justice Charles T. Wells\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Carvin, attorney for George W Bush\u003cbr/\u003e18. 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