FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2000 CONTACT: Chris Friesleben, (515) 271-2833 DRAKE LAW SCHOOL TO HOST COMMUNITY FORUM ON IMPLICATIONS OF ELECTION RESULTS Even as the country sorts through the confusion of Tuesday's presidential election, the Center for Legislative Practice at Drake Law School will host a community forum about the constitutional and election law implications of the historical event. The forum will begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, in room 213 of Cartwright Hall, 27th Street and Carpenter Avenue. Larry Pope, director of the center, and Robert Hunter, professor of law, will facilitate the discussion. "This is an event of huge political proportions," said Pope. "It's natural for a country's citizens to have lots of questions about how we got to this point and what the ever-changing vote total means. There's really two issues that are on center stage of this political drama: one has to do with the ultimate legal consequences of the election; the other surrounding the court of public opinion." Pope said he wants people to come to the forum with their questions and opinions. "Perhaps an unexpected benefit of the closely contested race is that people's passion for participatory democracy has been rekindled. Unfortunately, electing our leaders had become a rather sleepy event in our country. 'Every vote counts' was just rhetoric. Now all of a sudden, people are paying attention." For more information about the forum, call 271-2866.