(Norm) Coleman: 'I think the law is on our side'

[sabra]

Source: Star Tribune

Norm Coleman says his fight is for more than a U.S. Senate seat, it's for a constitutional principle.

Norm Coleman is hitting a different kind of campaign trail this week.

The former Republican senator is using a media blitz to convince Minnesotans weary of the recount process and frustrated that they are still a senator short that he has good reason to appeal Democrat Al Franken's victory in the U.S. Senate election trial.

And if the Minnesota Supreme Court sees it his way, he said, he thinks he can win.

"I'm hopeful. I think the law is on our side," he said.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/43113327.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsl

[AlphaCentauri]

1. Really?

[hobbit709]

2. Non compos mentis

would be the ruling if the average person had these kind of delusions.

[ThirdWorldJohn]

32. Translation - These words signify not of sound mind, memory, or understanding.

[Turbineguy]

3. Well, why not?

It worked for Bush.

[Xipe Totec]

4. This just shows that Coleman lacks the necessary judgment to be a Senator n/t

[driver8]

5. Norm Coleman is a fucking weasel.

It is surprising that this election was so close; who could vote for this douchebag?

[Democracyinkind]

6. Under your definition of "law" sure, Norm, but that's not the law we subscribe to.

[JayMusgrove]

7. These Rethuglicans think the law is whatever they

want it to be.

I agree, he does not have the mentality to serve as a Senator. He's in his own little self serving world.

[florida08]

8. His argument::

Absentee ballots that were counted in one place, despite flaws such as missing signatures or unregistered witnesses -- such as in Minneapolis -- were tossed out under the stricter standards used in another place -- for instance, Carver County.

Why were the flawed ballots counted in the first place? So Norm is for flawed elections..lol that makes sense. :crazy:

[demoborn47]

9. F U N C eom

[get the red out]

10. Norm's real assignment

Am I alone in wondering if Norm's real assignment here is to delay the seating of one more Democratic Senator as long as possible, to try to stall certain legislation from the Obama administration?

[AlbertCat]

20. You are not alone. Of course it is!

Someone who truly knows he is in the right on matters of this kind does not go public with "I think....".

[aquart]

24. Please. Is there anyone who doubts that?

[The Hope Mobile]

25. No question that's what this is about. If it weren't for that the GOP

wouldn't be supporting Norm at all.

[yellowcanine]

11. Well Normie, the LAW says the candidate with the most votes wins.

So,what you think really does not matter, does it now?

[Dinger]

12. norm Isn't Well

Let's start a "whisper" campaign.:evilgrin:

[d_b]

13. yea

and I think I'm hung like john holmes.

[antimatter98]

14. Repubs switch the Constituition off and on depending on what they want. n/t

[high density]

15. What a joke

The win is Al Franken's. No changing the rules after the fact. Norm's continued legal battles are for the GOP and his own warped reality and not out of some desire to truly improve the absentee balloting system. If he cared this much about the issue he would not risk it at bringing it up in a sideshow to simply block a Democrat from entering the Senate.

[Politicalboi]

16. Please Norm

Hold Your Breath!

[bemildred]

17. Hump? What hump?

[benld74]

18. Pipe Dreams are under the bed NORM!

[hayu_lol]

19. Norm has to sneak this by the Minnesota Supremes...

so that he can get his case heard by the SCOTUS who will cite Bush v Gore so that Norm can win. Simple.

See, the Supremes don't have to count the votes.

[Aristus]

If SCOTUS uses Bush vs Gore as a precedent in this election after affirming in writing

that Bush vs Gore should NEVER be used as a precedent, then we can bag them for judicial misconduct. Throw the Felonious Five into prison where they belong...

[Aristus]

36. If SCOTUS uses Bush vs Gore as a precedent in this election after affirming in writing

that Bush vs Gore should NEVER be used as a precedent, then we can bag them for judicial misconduct. Throw the Felonious Five into prison where they belong...

[Gamey]

21. What a loser!

[onehandle]

22. Fuck off, Norm.

Loser.

[TheCoxwain]

23. Good ... He feels that way ... I really want him to get his hopes high before crashing

and burning..


and he can swim in self-pity.

[tanyev]

26. OK, Norm, you go ahead and think that.

Meanwhile, sanity is on our side.

[ardvark]

27. I'm not a big fan of Al Frankin, but it's time for Republican leadership to step in and say

'It's over, Norm, step aside'

Al Gore did it in dec 2000, senate isnt as important, but this has gone on a lot longer

Nixon did the right thing in 1960

Gore did the right thing in 2000

It's Coleman's turn

[prolesunited]

29. What are you smokin'?

This current crop of GOP politicians do the right thing?

[No Elephants]

38. Gore never gave up.

[Blandocyte]

28. Yes, Norm, cry and tantrum like all repukes

and eventually you'll make peace with the idea that you lost.

[Jefferson23]

30. At Coleman's blog, at his website, NO comments have been left

since Feb 16, and then only two.

And only 2 from Feb. 13th,
Norm,
This is GREAT new for the people of MN; as always "GO NORM GO"

Best Regards,
Claudia

and, Norm Go Away
Who is paying for all this? Not Norm. We should ship him off to Iraq and let him fight the war he helped start.

By: Bleed red.
http://www.colemanforsenate.com/blog-post/560/court%92s-decision-a-victory-for-3%2C500-minnesota-voters#blogcomments

ROFL

His economic support from Mitchell and the like has sustained him but I don't hear any cheerleaders from the local citizens.

edited to add link.

[tomhayes]

31. He has to say this or he'll have to Pay Al's bills

He's establishing a record that he "believes" in appealing this so he won't be forced to pay the bills of the contestee.

[Vinca]

33. I'll have whatever drink Norm is having.

[DebbieCDC]

34. what law would that be normie?

:wtf:

[KamaAina]

39. Murphy's Law?

:shrug:

[Canuckistanian]

35. Think again, Norm

You've HAD your day in court. You lost.

[sutz12]

37. I guess the law says you have the right to appeal...

I don't know that it says you have the right to a Seanate seat.

Personally, Norm, I'd say you ought to start looking into Social Security law pretty soon. I sense a retirement in your immediate future.

[No Elephants]

40. A majority of the Minnesota SC Justices and of the SCOTUS Justices were appointed by RW'ers.