With deep sympathy.
Minnesota, it's a Franken!
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Good one Ollie.
I bet the Minnesotans who voted for him regret their votes now that six months have gone by.
Good one Ollie.
I bet the Minnesotans who voted for him regret their votes now that six months have gone by.
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Well I didn't vote for him.
Just like Iran, the loser of the election will demand re-counts until he wins.
Tin horn dictators have nothing on us.
Coleman still could appeal to the US Supreme (liberal) court. But Coleman is not a wealthy man, and it would depend on how much outside financial help he could get to carry this further.
Just like Iran, the loser of the election will demand re-counts until he wins.
Tin horn dictators have nothing on us.
Coleman still could appeal to the US Supreme (liberal) court. But Coleman is not a wealthy man, and it would depend on how much outside financial help he could get to carry this further.
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This has been a very sketchy since 11/4. When the polls closed, and their tallies were in, Coleman had a 770 vote lead over Frankenstien. The next day (if I remember correctly) Some poll offical found a box of ballets that were not counted in his district... Plus all of the shady ACORN crap before the elections squewed it in Frankens favor...
And for the record, I did not vote for Franken.
And for the record, I did not vote for Franken.
If humans are involved, something can easily be flawed one way or another, especially when there is something to be gained.
I heard Franken-stein gives the Demo-rats a majority in the senate now.
So being the lefty he is, here comes cap-and-tax, 0bama-care, energy and enviro restrictions galore, and who knows what else.
Never thought I'd see this kind of America in all my years. (soon to be 67)
So being the lefty he is, here comes cap-and-tax, 0bama-care, energy and enviro restrictions galore, and who knows what else.
Never thought I'd see this kind of America in all my years. (soon to be 67)
but he's not funny. only thing he had was stuart smally.
I did not vote for Franken. When is Snowtopia open for business and what are the immigration policies again?
Coleman is a classy guy. I'm watching his concession speech on Fox. Poor guy. He said he respects the Supreme Court ruling and it doesn't benefit the people of MN for him to continue to fight the ruling.
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We're screwed
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Minn. court rules for Franken in Senate fight
BREAKING NEWS
updated 44 minutes ago
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A unanimous Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Democrat Al Franken should be certified the winner of the state's long-running Senate race, paving the way for the former Saturday Night Live comedian to be seated after an almost eight-month fight.
The high court rejected a legal challenge from Republican Norm Coleman, whose options for regaining his Senate seat are dwindling, saying Franken is entitled to the election certificate he needs to assume office.
"We affirm the decision of the trial court that Al Franken received the highest number of votes legally cast and is entitled under (Minnesota law) to receive the certificate of election as United States Senator from the State of Minnesota," the court wrote in its 5-0 ruling.
With Franken and the usual backing of two independents, Democrats will have a big enough majority to overcome Republican filibusters.
Coleman hasn't ruled out seeking federal court intervention, and has 10 days before the ruling takes effect in which to point out any errors related to the court's interpretation of law, facts or material questions in the case.
The earliest Franken would be seated is next week because the Senate is out of session for the July 4 holiday, said Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Reid said Pawlenty should respect the votes of his constituents and his state's highest court.
The election certificate also requires the signature of Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie. Ritchie, a Democrat, said he was ready to sign it "as soon as the governor issues it."
Ritchie said he takes the ruling as a direction to sign the certificate. He said he hasn't spoken with Pawlenty and wasn't aware that the governor was out of the state at a conference in Washington.
Franken, a former Saturday Night Live star making the leap from life as a left-wing author and radio talker to the Senate, planned a news conference later Tuesday and didn't immediately comment.
Coleman's campaign didn't immediately return a call for comment. Nor did Gov. Tim Pawlenty, whose signature is required on the election certificate Franken needs to be seated.
Pawlenty, a Republican, has said he would sign the certificate if ordered to do so by the court. The court's ruling stopped short of explicitly ordering the governor to sign the document, saying only that Franken was "entitled" to it.
Coleman's appeal hinged largely on whether thousands of absentee votes had been unfairly rejected by local election officials around the state.
The unanimous court wrote that "because the legislature established absentee voting as an optional method of voting, voters choosing to use that method are required to comply with the statutory provisions."
They went on to say that "because strict compliance with the statutory requirements for absentee voting is, and always has been required, there is no basis on which voters could have reasonably believed that anything less than strict compliance would suffice."
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Minn. court rules for Franken in Senate fight
BREAKING NEWS
updated 44 minutes ago
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A unanimous Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Democrat Al Franken should be certified the winner of the state's long-running Senate race, paving the way for the former Saturday Night Live comedian to be seated after an almost eight-month fight.
The high court rejected a legal challenge from Republican Norm Coleman, whose options for regaining his Senate seat are dwindling, saying Franken is entitled to the election certificate he needs to assume office.
"We affirm the decision of the trial court that Al Franken received the highest number of votes legally cast and is entitled under (Minnesota law) to receive the certificate of election as United States Senator from the State of Minnesota," the court wrote in its 5-0 ruling.
With Franken and the usual backing of two independents, Democrats will have a big enough majority to overcome Republican filibusters.
Coleman hasn't ruled out seeking federal court intervention, and has 10 days before the ruling takes effect in which to point out any errors related to the court's interpretation of law, facts or material questions in the case.
The earliest Franken would be seated is next week because the Senate is out of session for the July 4 holiday, said Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Reid said Pawlenty should respect the votes of his constituents and his state's highest court.
The election certificate also requires the signature of Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie. Ritchie, a Democrat, said he was ready to sign it "as soon as the governor issues it."
Ritchie said he takes the ruling as a direction to sign the certificate. He said he hasn't spoken with Pawlenty and wasn't aware that the governor was out of the state at a conference in Washington.
Franken, a former Saturday Night Live star making the leap from life as a left-wing author and radio talker to the Senate, planned a news conference later Tuesday and didn't immediately comment.
Coleman's campaign didn't immediately return a call for comment. Nor did Gov. Tim Pawlenty, whose signature is required on the election certificate Franken needs to be seated.
Pawlenty, a Republican, has said he would sign the certificate if ordered to do so by the court. The court's ruling stopped short of explicitly ordering the governor to sign the document, saying only that Franken was "entitled" to it.
Coleman's appeal hinged largely on whether thousands of absentee votes had been unfairly rejected by local election officials around the state.
The unanimous court wrote that "because the legislature established absentee voting as an optional method of voting, voters choosing to use that method are required to comply with the statutory provisions."
They went on to say that "because strict compliance with the statutory requirements for absentee voting is, and always has been required, there is no basis on which voters could have reasonably believed that anything less than strict compliance would suffice."
I figured...
Poll: High unfavorables for Al Franken
Less than a week before Sen.-elect Al Franken (D-Minn.) is set to be sworn into office, a new national poll shows that 44 percent of voters have an unfavorable view of the former comedian and liberal radio host.
A Rasmussen Reports poll released Thursday found that 34 percent have a favorable view of Franken, who defeated former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman to win the seat. Another 22 percent are not sure what they think of him.
The poll revealed that Franken generates strong feelings among his detractors. Twenty-nine percent said they had a “very unfavorable” impression of Franken, compared with just 12 percent who have a “very favorable” view...
Rest of article.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24458.html#ixzz0K8QjcjIj&D
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24458.html
Poll: High unfavorables for Al Franken
Less than a week before Sen.-elect Al Franken (D-Minn.) is set to be sworn into office, a new national poll shows that 44 percent of voters have an unfavorable view of the former comedian and liberal radio host.
A Rasmussen Reports poll released Thursday found that 34 percent have a favorable view of Franken, who defeated former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman to win the seat. Another 22 percent are not sure what they think of him.
The poll revealed that Franken generates strong feelings among his detractors. Twenty-nine percent said they had a “very unfavorable” impression of Franken, compared with just 12 percent who have a “very favorable” view...
Rest of article.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24458.html#ixzz0K8QjcjIj&D
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24458.html
Hindsight is always 20/20. I bet there is a lot of voter remorse out there.
I bet Florida is happy this whole debacle in MN happened! Kind of stole their thunder.
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I hereby nominate "Howdy Doody" for senator from Minn and "The Dark Knight" for Minn attorney general, they're both a shoe-in.
I hereby nominate "Howdy Doody" for senator from Minn and "The Dark Knight" for Minn attorney general, they're both a shoe-in.
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