That is why, with optimism instead of fear, all those who want to see Puerto Rico’s status resolved should seek the truth about each option, including the upside and the downside of each.

Now that the there is a path for the people of Puerto Rico to express their self-determination on Puerto Rico’s political status, there are some who seek to block that path.

Chasing down leaks is a favorite sport in Washington. Generally, it's a fool's errand,

It's not a job for the faint of heart because most of the serious problems in Washington generally end up at the Department of Justice.

Electronic systems are expected to supplant traditional voting techniques, but this will happen only if more resources are dedicated to understanding how these systems work and to training election officials and the public on their use, ... In an election environment with great variability in state electoral laws and in the qualifications of local election officials and poll workers, such an effort will be critical to realizing the full potential of electronic systems.

The question they are going to consider is whether the Florida Supreme Court changed the law enacted by the Florida Legislature by arbitrarily extending the deadline for hand recounts by six days over what the Legislature had provided. That's a pretty meaty constitutional and legal question.

The prosecutor has pursued it relentlessly and we'll see how it plays out,

Greed is so ingrained in the human psyche. I don?t know how we can stop it.

My sense is that the president's exit from office was a reminder of how fast and loose they played with the administration of justice throughout their entire administration,

One of the things George Bush was comfortable with in asking me to stay on as attorney general, he told me, was that I was a friend, but not a crony.