BREAKING: Minnesota- Judges rule in favor of Franken

[cali]

no link yet.

[spanone]

1. ooooooooh baby!

yes...

[annabanana]

2. link here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3829686

[Aloha Spirit]

3. wow! AP has it: Minnesota court declares Al Franken leading vote-getter in state's 2008 Senate race

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ijDA5bgxiHlTvS_r-SSjskS1Tq1wD97HSJHO0

[lumberjack_jeff]

26. "leading vote getter" = "winner"... right?

Seems that writing headlines isn't as hard at they make it out to be.

[spanone]

4. another link

http://www.startribune.com/local/42932907.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU1yDEmP:QMDCinchO7DU

[doctor jazz]

5. here's a link

http://www.startribune.com/local/42932907.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU1yDEmP:QMDCinchO7DU

[pinto]

6. Yeah!

:thumbsup:

[Adelante]

7. The Minnesota Supreme Court is next, right?

[IDemo]

8. Now just Scalia and Co. to go?

[cali]

9. No, MN Supremes

then perhaps the SCOTUS. Now I'm going to have to tune in to Billo to see his head explode- yet again.

[IDemo]

12. Oops, didn't mean to jump the Supremes gun

If Nermin keeps this up for too much longer, he'll have successfully implemented a new form of election theft. Actually, he has already succeeded in robbing Minnesotans of representation.

[Junkdrawer]

13. I think Normie will want to take it slowly through the WHOLE Federal system...

Depositions, pre-trial motions....

Hell, the Republicans are on record promising YEARS of court fights...

[Spazito]

36. I don't think the USSC will take the case...

Elections of reps and Senators are STATE rights and not a Constitutional issue. For those who say they will because of Bush v Gore, I disagree for many reasons. Leaving the legal reasons aside and just addressing the political, there is NO benefit for the USSC to take this on, it does not change who is in the majority in the Senate, it does not change which party is in the Presidency.

[Junkdrawer]

55. I'm saying he won't go to the SCOTUS right away. His lawyers will file....

an Equal Protection case in Federal District Court.

The question at that time is what Pawlenty and Reid will do.

[Spazito]

59. Norm can file whatever he wants to whomever for as long as his money,...

and that of his benefactors, holds out, it does not affect when Franken can be seated. Once the Minnesota Supreme Court rendered a decision either by hearing the case or refusing to hear it, the State appeal process, under statute, is at an end and the Senate can seat him having honored the State's electoral appeal process to it's conclusion.

[Junkdrawer]

63. Republicans are threatening to "Go Nuclear" if Reid does that...

I say call their bluff, but let's see what Reid does. And that assumes Pawlenty withholds the certificate after the Minnesota Supreme Court rules, which he may not.

[Spazito]

67. I think the Dems will call their bluff once the State appeal process...

has been exhausted and Franken is declared, yet again, the successful candidate. I cannot find where, once the contest has entered the Courts, the signature of the Governor is required. This is what I did find as it relates to the Minnesota Supreme Court decision:

"A copy of the decision must be forwarded to the chief clerk of the house of representatives or the secretary of the senate, as
appropriate."

It makes no mention of the need to forward the decision to either the Governor or, indeed, the Secretary of State, I am sure, though, a copy is forwarded to them as a courtesy.

http://www.sos.state.mn.us/docs/2008_chapter_209_-_6-24-2008_final.pdf

[Junkdrawer]

68. BTW: Here's a link to the Republican"World War III" threat....

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/30/cornyn-franken-years/

[Spazito]

71. Although this article doesn't seem to spell out what Cornyn means by...

WWIII, I read somewhere that it meant the repubs would hold up the rest of Obama's proposed appointees. If that is, indeed, what WWIII means I suspect it will be a spectacular failure, not unlike everything else they have tried recently. They have a pitiful approval rate in Congress somewhere in the 30s due to their current obstructionist tactics. To pull "World War III" can only help, not hurt, the Democrats, imo.

[Fluffdaddy]

10. YES.................

[Windy]

11. finally!!!! Ok Norm. Time to pack it in! n/t

[bridgit]

14. Good on Franken, Coleman needs to just go away & start an SUV dealership..

er'whatever but he does need to go away

[rocktivity]

15. Can Reid seat him now

or does he HAVE to wait for the MN Supremes?

:woohoo:
rocktivity

[LynneSin]

16. MN election laws says a candidate cannot be seated until all litigation is completed

I shit you not.

Coleman will keep this in litigation forever in hopes of someone turning it back over to him or Franken gives up in frustration.

[liberalhistorian]

18. This is utter bullshit. He won fair and square,

just seat him in the goddamn office already, Jeebus. What a whiny crybaby idiot Coleman is and he shouldn't be allowed to drag this shit on and on and on.

[Mister Ed]

19. Two caveats:

1) I believe Minnesota law says a certificate of election cannot be issued until all litigation in the state courts is completed. The only state court left is the Minnesota Supreme Court.

2) In a recent ruling, the Minnesota Supreme Court noted that under the U.S. Constitution, the Senate has the authority to seat Franken any time they choose.

[LynneSin]

27. The governor needs to sign off on it

and Tim Pawlenty is not about to give up a chance to run for president by pissing off republicans and signing that certificate

[Spazito]

64. There is nothing in the Statute regarding the need for a signature from ...

the Governor once the Minnesota Supreme Court has rendered it's decision:

"A copy of the decision must beforwarded to the chief clerk of the house of representatives or the secretary of the senate, as
appropriate."

The Governor is listed among those who are to be forwarded the decision although, I am sure, it is done so as a courtesy.

Also:

"Subd. 6. Not a limitation. This chapter does not limit the constitutional power of the house of representatives and the senate to judge the election returns and eligibility of their own members."

http://www.sos.state.mn.us/docs/2008_chapter_209_-_6-24-2008_final.pdf

[mzmolly]

69. Very interesting...

:D

[BlooInBloo]

17. WOOT!!!

[Gregorian]

20. Woo hoo! Appeal that, baby!

He might, if he's stupid.

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[Junkdrawer]

22. Live one...aisle 7... n/t

[Burma Jones]

56. Gone......

[Junkdrawer]

57. Damn. He's dead Jim... n/t

[krispos42]

58. You grab his tricorder

I'll get his wallet.

:-)

[Fire1]

62. Y'all are crazy as hell!! ROFLMAO!!!!

:rofl:

[krispos42]

70. The Klingons has their disrupters set on "purée"

You don't fuck with the Klingons when their disrupters are set on "purée"

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[AllieB]

25. You mean all the Republican clowns, right? Your team is a joke.

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[ourbluenation]

38. he's a big 'ol liberal Lindab...run, run away.

[ourbluenation]

35. you mean "they're" Lindab??? as in they're all clowns. you people are exhausting.

what's with these freepers and their spelling?
:rofl:

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[AllieB]

45. Hilarious! Where are your facts? And I don't mean the lockstep talking points

that you get from Fux News.

[ourbluenation]

48. here's a fact...FRANKEN WON!

adios.

[AllieB]

54. Pizza delivered.

[TahitiNut]

60. "you guys "??

:eyes:

[AllieB]

43. Poor spelling, grammar and communication skills.

They can only speak in and understand nonsensical sound bytes.

[AllieB]

24. Lindab11, I think you missed a right turn. Freeperland is that-a-way!

:eyes:

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[ima_sinnic]

28. aww, isn't it cute? can we keep it around for a while?

[AllieB]

31. Please Please Please!

:evilgrin:

They've been going too fast these days. There have been no new freeperisms like 'casting asparagus'. :-)

[Junkdrawer]

34. "Same thing their all clowns"

Not quite "Moran" material, but....

[AllieB]

49. That's just a typical freeptard grasp of grammar.

It's when they try to use big words or compound phrases that it gets funny. :rofl:

[XOKCowboy]

29. Wow I got in before a Freeper got tombstoned..

for once. Feels good. BTW Smiley it was the circus chimp that got us into this mess.

[lumberjack_jeff]

30. Stay and play, said the cat to the mouse. n/t

[ourbluenation]

32. pizza anyone???

[Spazito]

39. Pizza anyone?

or maybe :popcorn:

[Midlodemocrat]

40. Why? Have you been elected?

:shrug:

[tkmorris]

44. Go teabag yourself

[AllieB]

52. That should be a sign at the counter protest.

it will go over their heads, but picturing some hideous freeper trying to contort his body into that position, well, it's priceless.

[flvegan]

46. When the profile tag pops, we know the TS has been delivered.

[sarcasmo]

47. self delete

[Burma Jones]

50. Hey Alice, ain't you late for your tea party?

I assume you do teabag.....

[Arugula Latte]

51. Your side loses yet again, Loser!

(BTW, why do all you idiots post in Courier?)

[libnnc]

53. Another Assclown gets lost

Aren't there testicles you should be teabagging right now?

[trayfoot]

41. Reid should seat Franken NOW!

[peacetalksforall]

61. Can someone provide the gist of the deleted messages - was there a theme?

Thanks.

[AllieB]

65. Freeper idiot (redundant) lasted all of 5 posts.

She wasn't very creative.

[peacetalksforall]

66. I did see the msg calling Franken a clown. May I remind people - it was

1999 and it looked like the Repubs had picked Bush. Drudge ran a story on his site saying that aides of one of the candidates were busy rounding up photographs of their candidate - he reported that supposedly one was of a candidate dancing naked on a table with only boots on.

Now we know that it wouldn't be Gore, Bradley, Buchanen, Bauer, Keyes, or some of the other candidates in 2000.

Talk about a clown. That was about the time that his team was also locking down the AF reserve records.

Now, Al went to Iraq more times than Bush, most likely with less protection than Bush, and Franken didn't have to do it.

And he made them laugh with the humor of a professional - not attempts to crack a joke with a shaking up and down snort in boring frat boy style where the laughter is polite or orchestrated.

Al is a passionate guy and extremely intelligent. I'm hoping he will attempt to lead like Wellstone did.

I would like to be in the Senate and get to hear Franken in his light moments - his quips are as fast as them come. He is a student - I'm sure he's continuing he self teaching, tutoring, and coaching that they all go through. We'll benefit.

He's a comedian - it is not the parallel of clown. We know what a clown is in the way it is meant for politicians.

[underpants]

72. SENATOR.... AL.... FRANKEN!!!!!!!!!!! ------link to LBN

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