> It’s a difference in degree (e.g. protests to disrupt the Kavanaugh hearing) not a difference in kind. Differences in degree can matter, sometimes hugely. >

> It’s a difference in degree (e.g. protests to disrupt the Kavanaugh hearing) not a difference in kind. Differences in degree can matter, sometimes hugely. > the machine recount should have been the final word. It doesn’t actually matter what the votes were—from a statistical standpoint it was a tie. It’s more important that the process not seem open to manipulation (and the process happening in Florida was not something anyone could trust). Hmm — very interesting thought; you might have a point there about perceived trustworthiness as opposed to actual vote count.