And this regardless of whether he is in his position or not!" Some are speculating that the unity of the ruling elite surrounding the president of 15 years has cracked and a powerful faction has now turned against him.
Boris Berezovsky, one of a handful of Russian financiers who joined forces to bankroll Mr Yeltsin's campaign last year, was dismissed as deputy secretary of the Security Council, producing a rift in the ruling elite surrounding the President.
The presidency is being transformed into a monarchy a symbolic office occupied by the genial son of the ruling dynasty, surrounded by Bush family courtiers.
Mr. Apari also questioned the court's decision to base its ruling on doubts surrounding information about Ms. Berenson's address.
Such a move would be a huge escalation of the political battle, and could finally tip the United States into a full-blown constitutional crisis.Following the court ruling, the atomosphere surrounding the recount became hysterical.
Recent years have proved dramatic and pivotal in this subject, from the Citizens United ruling, to revelations surrounding the Koch Brothers and ALEC, to Occupy Wall Street.
Guido Westerwelle, Germany's foreign minister, said Friday that he had been showered with questions and criticism surrounding the ruling.
The judges cannot, says the paper, be "impervious to the political heat and fury surrounding their ruling".
Judge Gershon's opinion made a point of separating the court's ruling from the controversy surrounding Acorn, which is short for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
Sara Duker's mother, Arlene Duker, could not be reached for comment yesterday, but her lawyer, Thomas Fortune Fay, said he was happy about the ruling, despite the uncertainties surrounding it.
