Although certain statements in the film can be challenged, there's more than enough here to show the electorate got hosed in the 2000 presidential election.The U. S. Supreme Court ended up with egg on its face for making a decision on broad principles (due process, common vote recount law), then restricting the decision to the circumstances at hand (case established no precedent). They knew the decision stunk, all in the interest of putting the Republican candidate in the White House. And let's not even get into the blatant conflicts of interest three of the Supreme Court Justices had (Scalia, Thomas, O'Connor).Sadly, both the Gore and Bush camps went parochial, sacrificing the truth for possible victory. The Gore camp should have insisted that votes in all counties be recounted by hand and that military votes out of compliance with the requirements of the law be dismissed. (Surely we can agree the military knows what rules are and what the consequences are of not following them or failing to document compliance.) The Bush camp, likewise, should have been insisted on a full and complete recount.It seemed as if no one wanted to know what the voters of Florida actually voted. In the end, the people were denied the right to have their votes counted in a reasonably fair and accurate--by no means, perfect--manner. The loser won and our nation lost. This film is well worth seeing.

It's easy for conservatives to dismiss Unprecedented as liberal propaganda because the truth is much uglier. This film impressively documents a plan enacted by the Bush campaign with help from Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris to steal the election and ensure a victory in Florida. It does not make bold and ridiculous statements, but instead goes through each aspect of the story and makes its point convincingly. In retrospect, this case is even stronger given what's happened in the past four years. The filmmakers do an excellent job in presenting the facts without distorting the truth. Especially interesting are the comments about Gore's mistakes, which were also designed to generate specific results. If his campaign had seen the big picture, this country might be in a much different place this year.

Described by IndyMedia (who gave a talk at the event where I saw this) as a 'blockbuster', it summarises the many downright dodgy events in the US 2000 Election. Basing its arguments on hard facts rather than opinion (Fox News and the Daily Mail are you listening?) it illustrates the ruthlessness of the Republican disregard for democracy and state law as well as the complete lack of impartiality on the part of those running the legislature. It also shows how the Democrats damaged their campaign by going for selective recounts rather than a properly democratic complete hand recount. For anyone who dismisses it as Democrat propaganda, they should read 'democrat' - it doesn't make anyone look good. Living in a country where the principle of accuracy over speed in elections is under threat - I see this film as a warning.

If you thought you knew the fact about what happened in November & December of 2000 this documentary surprises you with more hard evidence that the main stream media has refused to report. Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Florida Secretary of State Harris planned for months before the election to purge the voter rolls of legally registered Democrats. And there are signed memos to prove it. This investigative journalism is truly amazing.