BurtWorm
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Wed Mar-04-09 12:53 PM
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Is it time for Franken to take his case to the next level? |
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Time to go to the Circuit Court to put an end to Coleman's and the GOP's transparent effort to keep a Democrat from taking his rightfully won seat in the US Senate? Enough is enough already!
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liberalmuse
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Wed Mar-04-09 12:55 PM
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1. Reid needs to swear him in ASAP. |
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Regardless of where the courts stand. Franken won. It's time to move forward. This court shit could last years.
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Occam Bandage
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Wed Mar-04-09 12:58 PM
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4. That would probably not be legal. |
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Edited on Wed Mar-04-09 12:58 PM by Occam Bandage
Franken has not been certified by the State of Minnesota as the winner yet, and cannot be until the legal challenges are over. It would be no more legal than if Harry Reid were to appoint any guy off the street as Senator from MN.
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Wed Mar-04-09 12:59 PM
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5. Actually Minnesotans need to take a stand. |
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and demand that their elected senator is seated immediately.
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Occam Bandage
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Wed Mar-04-09 03:37 PM
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11. Courts are and ought be immune to public opinion. nt |
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Wed Mar-04-09 12:56 PM
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2. No. Franken has no reason to do so. |
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As soon as the legal proceedings end, Franken is certified and becomes the Senator from Minnesota. Adding an appeal would only draw things out.
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Wed Mar-04-09 01:29 PM
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7. Yes he does have a reason - the term of the ultimate winner is bleeding away |
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Legislation is being passed in which Minnesota has a diminished voice in crafting and the nation is denied its full compliment of Senators.
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Occam Bandage
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Wed Mar-04-09 03:38 PM
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And appealing to a higher court would only give Norm an excuse |
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to present his entire case all over again, forcing a new court to hear and rule on each of his ridiculous challenges, each of his demands for more time, each of his grandstanding claims of disenfranchised voters.
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Wed Mar-04-09 12:57 PM
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3. Reid needs to get off his ass actually |
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Wed Mar-04-09 01:07 PM
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6. Reid can't make Minnesota certify the election |
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And I would disagree if he tried. Reid may have say over the Senate, but he doesn't have any say about Minnesota.
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Wed Mar-04-09 01:41 PM
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back in Jan. Reid can pull the trigger any time.
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Occam Bandage
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Wed Mar-04-09 03:36 PM
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10. No, they didn't. The canvassing board certified the result, |
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but Minnesota law prevents certifying a winner until all legal challenges have been resolved. There's a difference, and it's unfortunate the word "certify" appears in both.
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Wed Mar-04-09 03:38 PM
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12. No, they actually haven't |
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Pawlenty (or however you spell it) has to certify the election, and so far he hasn't. They have to dispense with the lawsuits first. They finished the recount, and per the recount Franken won, but the election hasn't been certified by the Minnesota SOS yet.
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Wed Mar-04-09 05:53 PM
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I saw that the board had certified it and jump to the conclusion that was all that was needed.
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Wed Mar-04-09 06:18 PM
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14. It is ridiculous how long it is taking |
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I understand the recount, and they should have done it no matter which one was ahead. But it was done, and Franken won. Norm is a loser. Go away Norm.
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Wed Mar-04-09 01:35 PM
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8. My hat is off to Republicans |
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They really know how to fight. Unlike the tuck-nuts-and-cluck corporate "Dems" that sit on their soft hands and let our Constitution, rights, and economy get ruined by corporatism.
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Wed Mar-04-09 08:10 PM
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15. Not until he has exhausted all regal remedies in the State Court |
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Once that is done, by all means. Of course, Coleman has the option to do the same.
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