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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 07:46 PM Original message |
Pawlenty may certify Franken if battle drags out |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not to sound cynical |
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Old Codger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. The people of Minnesota |
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HowHasItComeToThis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 10:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. YES |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. When other states' electoral process is as good as MN, please feel free to come and criticize them. |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. And yet over 6 months later MN still has only 1 senator. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 10:42 AM Response to Reply #19 |
31. From what I hear, Minnesotans are proud of their electoral system |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Not necessarily true. The Senate can seat him, but it's up for a fight if the election |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:12 AM Response to Reply #16 |
37. as good? the system that's "so good" has left then with 1/2 representation |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. Or they could save time and adopt Floridian election practices |
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Old Codger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
42. I agree |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 07:56 AM Response to Reply #3 |
25. When you learn of such a system, pls let Minnesota, Florida and the federal government know. |
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griloco (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. after this |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. Well, Pawlenty is asking for a court to put a stay on his action. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. Tenacity, Thy Name is Pawlenty |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. Pawlenty Will Certify Franken… |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 10:45 AM Response to Reply #4 |
32. Clever, but Pawlenty will certify Franken as the winner if the MN Supreme Court orders it |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. I Hope You are Right |
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Big Orange Jeff (136 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. Sounds to me like he's sending a barely coded message to the SCOTUS... |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Sounds right. It's going to SCOTUS. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. i don't think that it will. |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 05:00 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Neither was Bush v Gore, but look how that turned out. |
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HowHasItComeToThis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. THE REPUBLICANS WILL DO ANYTHING THEY CAN TO KEEP POWER |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. IF this battle drags out?!? |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 06:23 AM Response to Reply #6 |
24. my response exactly |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
46. I was going to post the same response. Duh -- there's no longer an "if". |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. It's only been 8 months. There's 5 years, 4 months left. |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. If I were from Minnesota, I'd be so mad by now. They need to change their |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 10:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. I am from MN. We usually have a great system but not with Coleman involved we don't. This |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 05:05 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. The laws need to be revised to either limit the amount of time the appeals process |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 10:58 AM Response to Reply #22 |
34. Perhaps so. I do not recall that we have ever had this issue before. It was never this nasty. |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. Who knows if that creature is telling the truth. He does know that he is not |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
11. Franken should just go to the Senate, plead his case and let them do their stuff. |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 05:15 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. The senate could seat him. They're just too chickenshit to do it. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 07:59 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Exactly. If Republicans were in control, they would have seated Coleman the day after the election |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #23 |
35. Yes, harry needs to be sent to the back bench |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. Not gonna happen. For some reason, the Dem Senators want Reid. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
41. Yeah, Ol' "Give 'em Head" Harry Reid might write some stern letters |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
44. Franken went to the Senate months ago. A few months later, he went to Biden. |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
18. So what is he waiting for? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 08:05 AM Response to Reply #18 |
28. Hell to freeze over? |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 05:04 AM Response to Original message |
21. Pawlenty is talking out both sides of his ass again,,,, |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
27. Translation: Message from Pawlenty to Coleman's lawyers. If the Minnesota Supremes decide against |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
29. "If?" |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
30. Pawlenty feeling pressure from somewhere? |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
33. The SCOTUS recess is almost upon us... |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
36. the people of MN really dropped the ball on this |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
47. Oh, gee, thanks, Governor Dickbutt! |
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