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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 03:28 PM
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Pawlenty Will Certify Winner Once Court Rules
Despite speculation that Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) might wait to certify the winner of the Minnesota U.S. Senate race if Norm Coleman (R) appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, the New York Times quotes him saying it's unlikely.

Said Pawlenty: "I think you guys have really overbaked that issue. I'm going to do whatever the court says. If the court directs me to sign that certificate, I will."

Meanwhile, we wait for the Minnesota Supreme Court to issue their ruling.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/06/03/pawlenty_will_certify_winner_once_court_rules.html
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Bok_Tukalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 03:29 PM
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1. Not trying to be obstinate but .......
"If THE COURT DIRECTS ME to sign that certificate ....."
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 03:33 PM
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2. I read that it could still take several weeks for the court to do so.
Why should it take so long to say that Franken won the race? It's a pretty open and shut case. Nothing murky to spend weeks pondering every word over here.
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 05:14 PM
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3. Pawlenty WILL be ordered to sign and there won't be any IF involved.
Pawlenty knows this and it will give him political cover. Not my opinion, but that of the many experts I've heard talk about this case on MN Public Radio over the last few months and they are basing their opinions on being familiar with the law and the facts and the judges involved rather than a simple and uninformed opinion off the top of their heads.
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