 Usually, federal courts do not make that type of assessment, and indeed the "per curiam" opinion in this case did not do so.After addressing this aspect of the case, Rehnquist examined and agreed with arguments that had been made by the dissenting justices of the Florida Supreme Court.In his concurring opinion, Rehnquist also mentioned that he and Justices Scalia and Thomas all join the Supreme Court's "per curiam" opinion in the Bush v. Gore case and agree with the legal analysis that was presented there.