1. A fierce legal debate already rages over whether state lawmakers have the power to name a slate of electors. 2. Democrats acknowledged on Thursday that they do not have the numbers to stop the Republicans in the Florida Legislature from naming a slate of electors if they so choose. 3. Legislators called the special session for Friday to consider naming a slate of presidential electors after eyeing the increasingly cluttered and uncertain legal landscape here, they said. 4. Less than an hour later after the news conference, the State Senate ended a special session called to name a slate of electors for George W. Bush. 5. They have vowed to pass a joint resolution naming a slate of electors as early as Wednesday should the legal controversy over who won Florida continue. 6. A House committee of the Florida Legislature approves resolution naming a slate of Florida electors loyal to Bush. 7. In Tallahassee, the Republican-controlled Legislature decided to stand down from its plan to name a slate of electors loyal to Bush. 8. The Florida Legislature is considering calling a special session to name a slate of presidential electors, but lawmakers have not decided whether to move ahead. |