Comments on: Rachel Maddow on the Franken-Coleman Senate Race Recount https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/03/31/rachel-maddow-on-the-franken-c/ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:02:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: D. C. Sessions https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/03/31/rachel-maddow-on-the-franken-c/#comment-533431 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:02:20 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/03/31/rachel-maddow-on-the-franken-c/#comment-533431

What are the chances that the Federal courts would hear Coleman’s appeal?

100% — all cases can be appealed to the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal “as of right.” The USSC can deny cert, but the Circuit Courts can’t.

On the other hand, they can be mighty dang quick with a three-judge panel when a situation like this comes up where someone is trying to deny an entire State half of its representation in the Senate.

IANAL, but there’s also the matter that once the State Supreme Court is done, the Senate can decide to seat Franken then and there. At that point Coleman would have to file for an injunction, which the courts could easily deny.

Delay game over, Dude.

]]> By: Larry Ayers https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/03/31/rachel-maddow-on-the-franken-c/#comment-533430 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:01:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/03/31/rachel-maddow-on-the-franken-c/#comment-533430 If there is any true justice in this country, the federal courts will decline to become involved. The Repubs are all for state’s rights, at least until they feel one their own is threatened…

]]> By: H.H. https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/03/31/rachel-maddow-on-the-franken-c/#comment-533429 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:02:40 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/03/31/rachel-maddow-on-the-franken-c/#comment-533429 What are the chances that the Federal courts would hear Coleman’s appeal? I know he promises to drag this out for years, but if the state courts have decided clearly in Franken’s favor, couldn’t the federal courts simply uphold their decision and dismiss the appeal? It seems to me that would be likely. I can see why Coleman wants to drag this out, I just don’t see why federal courts would choose to indulge him.

]]> By: kelebek https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/03/31/rachel-maddow-on-the-franken-c/#comment-533428 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:39:01 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/03/31/rachel-maddow-on-the-franken-c/#comment-533428 thnaks

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/03/31/rachel-maddow-on-the-franken-c/#comment-533427 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:39:56 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/03/31/rachel-maddow-on-the-franken-c/#comment-533427 Larry: If Bill O’Really? is a cockroach in your silverware drawer, Rachel Maddow is certainly a brilliant piece of silver in the cockroach drawer.

Or something along those lines….

]]> By: Larry Ayers https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/03/31/rachel-maddow-on-the-franken-c/#comment-533426 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:33:59 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/03/31/rachel-maddow-on-the-franken-c/#comment-533426 I’m a big fan of Maddow — she’s super-intelligent and funny. Who’d a thunk such a person would ever be given a network TV show?

I think it’s a reaction to the O’Reillys and Limbaughs from whom most intelligent folks turn away from in disgust; it’s like finding a cockroach in your silverware drawer…

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