Minnesota Supreme Court paves way for Democrat Al Franken to take Senate seat

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
NFS4

NFS4

No Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
72,636
47
91
Breaking news on all the networks right now... looking for a link.

**Update**

From Fox News:

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state's long-running Senate race.

The high court rejected a legal challenge from Republican Norm Coleman, whose options for regaining the Senate seat are dwindling.

Justices said Franken is entitled to the election certificate he needs to assume office. When Franken is sworn in, he'll give Democrats a big enough majority to overcome Republican filibusters.

Coleman hasn't ruled out seeking federal court intervention.
Click to expand...

http://www.foxnews.com/politic...franken-senate-battle/

MSNBC is now chiming in:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31...politics-capitol_hill/

GOP's Coleman concedes, sending Franken to Senate

By BRIAN BAKST, Associated Press Writer Brian Bakst, Associated Press Writer

ST. PAUL, Minn. ? Republican Norm Coleman conceded to Democrat Al Franken in Minnesota's contested Senate race on Tuesday, ending a nearly eight-month recount and court fight over an election decided by only a few hundred votes.

Coleman announced his decision at a news conference in St. Paul hours after a unanimous Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that Franken, a former "Saturday Night Live" comedian and liberal commentator, should be certified the winner.

"The Supreme Court has made its decision and I will abide by the results," Coleman told reporters outside his St. Paul home.
.
Click to expand...
 
G

Genx87

Lifer
Apr 8, 2002
41,091
513
126
Complete ownership of the policies they(democrats) are enacting. No filibuster possibility.
 
C

cumhail

Senior member
Apr 1, 2003
682
0
0
Originally posted by: MotF Bane
A court decides an election again, where's the outrage? :p
Click to expand...

It only took them eight months to figure out who won last November? Maybe it should be made so that if a state can't figure it out by the time the elected official is supposed to take office, then they just lose that representation and have make do with one less senator and/or representative for the remainder of that term.
 
M

MotF Bane

No Lifer
Dec 22, 2006
60,801
10
0
Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
FAUX OUTRAGE COURTS STOLE AN ELECTION

:|:brokenheart::disgust::eek::frown::Q:(:thumbsdown:
Click to expand...

I was just kidding; are you trying to channel Harvey?
 
R

RyanPaulShaffer

Diamond Member
Jul 13, 2005
3,434
1
0
Originally posted by: MotF Bane
Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
FAUX OUTRAGE COURTS STOLE AN ELECTION

:|:brokenheart::disgust::eek::frown::Q:(:thumbsdown:
Click to expand...

I was just kidding; are you trying to channel Harvey?
Click to expand...

Obviously, the ALL CAPS and the string of silly smileys wasn't enough...perhaps I should have added /sarcasm and /irony tags.

:p
 
feralkid

feralkid

Lifer
Jan 28, 2002
16,830
4,931
136
Originally posted by: cumhail
Originally posted by: MotF Bane
A court decides an election again, where's the outrage? :p
Click to expand...

It only took them eight months to figure out who won last November? Maybe it should be made so that if a state can't figure it out by the time the elected official is supposed to take office, then they just lose that representation and have make do with one less senator and/or representative for the remainder of that term.
Click to expand...

It took this long because of all of Norm's appeals.

He has this right under the law.

 
O

OCGuy

Lifer
Jul 12, 2000
27,224
37
91
Originally posted by: cubeless
truly an embarrassing day in Minnesota politics.. (But only slightly less embarrassing than Jesse "The Body" Ventura .
Click to expand...

Fixed
 
M

MotF Bane

No Lifer
Dec 22, 2006
60,801
10
0
Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
Originally posted by: MotF Bane
Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
FAUX OUTRAGE COURTS STOLE AN ELECTION

:|:brokenheart::disgust::eek::frown::Q:(:thumbsdown:
Click to expand...

I was just kidding; are you trying to channel Harvey?
Click to expand...

Obviously, the ALL CAPS and the string of silly smileys wasn't enough...perhaps I should have added /sarcasm and /irony tags.

:p
Click to expand...

I don't think my sarcasm meter would have survived that.
 
V

Vette73

Lifer
Jul 5, 2000
21,503
9
0
C

cumhail

Senior member
Apr 1, 2003
682
0
0
Originally posted by: DealMonkey
It'll be interesting to see how the Dems ram their super-majority down the GOP's throat in the Senate.
Click to expand...

If they're not careful, they'll just leave the electorate wanting them out as badly as we wanted to oust the Republican majority.

There are enough of us who think both parties are full of crap that we vote against candidates and parties at least as often as we vote for them.
 
V

Vette73

Lifer
Jul 5, 2000
21,503
9
0
Good. Hopefully this will end here.

The unanimous opinion ruled that Franken "received the highest number of votes legally cast" and is entitled "to receive the certificate of election as United States senator from the state of Minnesota."
 
L

LegendKiller

Lifer
Mar 5, 2001
18,256
68
86
Originally posted by: OCguy
Originally posted by: cubeless
truly an embarrassing day in Minnesota politics.. (But only slightly less embarrassing than Jesse "The Body" Ventura .
Click to expand...

Fixed
Click to expand...

Funny, a post from a guy in Florida (Chads, Harris, Bush) ripping on the outcome further edited by a guy from California (Ronnie-Ray-Gun, 13, Aaaahhhnold, and a 24bn bankruptcy) who thinks that MN governors are bad.

Ironical?

 
sportage

sportage

Lifer
Feb 1, 2008
11,492
3,162
136
Oh don't go there with youtubes.
I'll bring out Reagan acting with the monkey.
Then you figure who "really" should have been president. :p



 
H

Harvey

Administrator<br>Elite Member
Oct 9, 1999
35,057
67
91
:thumbsup:

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

A court decides an election again, where's the outrage? :p
Click to expand...

No, VOTERS decided the election. Coleman and the Republican party shot their load trying to overturn it. :p

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
FAUX OUTRAGE COURTS STOLE AN ELECTION

:|:brokenheart::disgust::eek::frown::Q:(:thumbsdown:
Click to expand...

I was just kidding; are you trying to channel Harvey?
Click to expand...

The Harvey Channel is reporting that Coleman and the Republicans are now reporting they have found some 30% more uncounted absentee ballots than there are registered voters in Minnesota. They say their next appeal will be to Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the Guardian Council where they hope to get a "fair and balanced" evaluation of their claims. :laugh:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom