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Eric J in MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-02-09 04:46 PM
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Tim Pawlenty unhappy with ruling voted for by two of his judicial appointees.
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Meanwhile, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said today on his weekly radio show that the Supreme Court order to count all of the improperly rejected absentee ballots struck him as odd. The order gives the U.S. Senate campaigns a great deal of power in determining which uncounted absentee ballots get into the recount, and gives campaigns the power to veto ballots.

Pawlenty said the court effectively turned over a person's legal right to vote to political campaigns.

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Yes, it was a bizarre 3-2 decision of the MN Supreme Court.

The woman who wrote it was a Jesse Ventura appointee, and she was joined by two Tim Pawlenty appointees.

The two dissenting justices weren't appointed by Pawlenty.
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kickysnana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-02-09 05:28 PM
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1. One idiot. Two politcal operatives. What a mess! n/t
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dpbrown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:02 AM
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2. Yes, Tim, it probably seems odd to a Republican like you that we would count the legal votes

But that's how a democracy is supposed to work. Your party, the kakistocracy party, wouldn't understand.


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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 12:30 PM
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3. Well said!
:yourock:

One doesn't have to blindly kow-tow to the leader figure or his party affiliation. Especially when it comes to VOTING.
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