Gore recount lawyer declares, 'Senator Franken has won'

[kpete]

Source: Raw Story

Gore recount lawyer declares, 'Senator Franken has won'
David Edwards and Rachel Oswald
Published: Tuesday March 31, 2009

Many Democrats, still smarting over the halted Florida recount of 2000, see shades of Bush v. Gore in the battle currently being waged by Republicans to prevent the seating of Al Franken in the Senate.

David Boies, Al Gore's attorney during the recount, attempted to address Democrat fears in a Monday interview on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, where he confidently proclaimed, “I don’t think there’s any doubt. I think Senator Franken has won this election.” (emphasis added)

Democrats have more reason to be nervous of a repeat of Bush v. Gore in the wake of a Monday story by Polticio, where Sen. John Cornyn was quoted, saying, it might be “years” before a Republican-lead federal challenge to Minnesota’s statewide recount is resolved. The recount had Franken in the lead by more than 200 votes. Cornyn went so far as to threaten a “World War III” if Democrats attempted to seat Franken before the GOP had had its fill in the federal courts.

Noted Maddow, “Right now, control of the Senate and by extension control of President Obama’s agenda is at stake, and once again Republicans are playing to win at all costs.”

Read more: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Gore_recount_lawyer_Franken_has_won_0331.html

[Blue_Tires]

1. Franken 'won' months ago

so WHEN does he get to Washington?!?

[AndyTiedye]

11. When the Repiggies Run Out of Money to Pay the Lawyers

:grr:

[Jefferson23]

2. Will Reid respond to Cornyn's threat?

[Dinger]

6. I'm Sure He Will

:sarcasm:

[xxqqqzme]

7. w/ a 'strongly' worded letter, if history

is any indicator.

[SteveM]

17. Oh, yeah. Right. Sure thing (nt)

[Jefferson23]

19. It is sad isn't it, Reid has been a terrible leader.

[MessiahRp]

3. To quote Cornyn's fellow Texas dimwit: Bring 'em on!

I sure hope they go for World War III over this... because if they start to seriously reject Obama's legislation purposely because of this, they'll be in the largest minority in the history of their party after 2010.

Rp

[AndyTiedye]

12. It is Hard to See How the Repiglickins Can Be Any More Obstructionist Than They Already Are

[Schema Thing]

4. If we (dems) have indeed won by 200 votes (or even 20, for that matter)

we damn well need to start playing hardball and insisting that this thing be over, and over quick.

[MineralMan]

5. Everything will come to a head when the

three-judge panel makes its ruling. An appeal to the SCOMN is sure to happen. They will either refuse to hear or will decide quickly. At that point, the SOS and Governor should sign. If they do not, both will fail to win their next election in Minnesota, and they know that.

Appeals to the federal courts will go nowhere, and Franken will be seated already.

But, until we have a ruling from the three-judge panel, we are going to have to be patient.

[No Elephants]

8. SCOMN not populated with Democratic appointees. Hope it can be fair anyway.

[MineralMan]

16. It will. No problem.

If Franken comes out ahead, and I'm sure he will, they will make short work of it.

[groundloop]

9. And if I remember correctly...

(which is difficult because this thing has been draggin on for so dam long), isn't one of the members of the recount panel a member of the Mn Supreme Court? Good luck with that appeal repugs!!!

[MineralMan]

15. And, the panel was appointed by the Chief Justice

of the SCOMN.

[onehandle]

10. Former Senator Coleman is a political dead man.

Get thee to lobbying, loser.

[Thor_MN]

20. Thank you for using the proper title for Former Senator Coleman.

I get quite tired of hearing people call him Senator. His term has been over for quite a bit, he isn't a seated Senator, so his title is Former Senator.

[LiberalFighter]

13. Boies sucks as an election attorney.

[Historic NY]

14. Its time to bums rush Cornyn at every opportunity.

[SteveM]

18. One thing Obama has to learn: 'dem boys don't compromise. Ever (nt)