HONG KONG -- It was with a sense of sickening dread that one heard, not the result of the U.S. presidential election, but the news that at least 50 high-powered (and highly priced) lawyers were hastening to the state of Florida on behalf of the Democratic Party, quickly followed by a similar squad representing the Republicans.
A brisk Florida recount was imperative. But it was most unlikely the lawyers, once unleashed, would stop at that.
Sure enough, numerous complaints about the electoral process hastily surfaced, and equally numerous court cases have as quickly been filed. Already, the litigation in prospect could serve to keep those 100 lawyers busy for months, especially if it were to involve appeals as far as the Supreme Court.