Comments on: Coleman Appeals Election Ruling to MNSC https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:14:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Mike Haubrich, FCD https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534670 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:14:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534670 You betcha. It’s like the weather. Could be worse…

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534669 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:03:53 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534669 Dean,

Minnesotans have been very patient. The news hypes the delay to an extent beyond what I sense regular people are thinking. But I hear more comments lately. I think if Coleman loses at the State Supreme Court and tries to take it to the next level (US supreme court) there might be just a little more complaining.

]]> By: dean https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534668 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:32:12 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534668 Greg, what comments have there been from the MN population in general over this little soap opera? Do you have any sense that they are getting to a point of screaming “enough!”?

]]> By: Mike Haubrich, FCD https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534667 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:35:48 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534667 Having through all of the findings in the appeals court decision (and the fact that it was anonymous,) it appears quite likely that the MNSC will not find sufficient constitutional grounds to overturn their verdict. IANAL…

The person to watch follownig that will be Pawlenty. His response will signal his intentions for 2010.

If he signs the election certificate to seat Franken, it means he plans to run for re-election because he knows that Minnesotans are sick of waiting for Senate Seat #2.

If he doesn’t sign it and suggests that the case go through the Federal Courts, that means he intends to run for Prexy in 2012 and doesn’t dare upset the national GOP base.

Popcorn, please!

]]> By: itzac https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534666 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:44:09 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534666 Franken has no reason to appeal to any higher court since he’s getting what he wants. All he can do is respond to each subsequent appeal until Coleman gives up or exhausts his options. Coleman is already paying Franken’s legal fees, so at this point the best we can hope for is that he runs out of cash soon, or sucks up as many GOP resources as possible.

]]> By: abb3w https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534665 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:27:50 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534665 The Master said, “See what a man does.
“Mark his motives.
“Examine in what things he rests.
“How can a man conceal his character? How can a man conceal his character?”

–Analects of Confucius.

]]> By: D. C. Sessions https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534664 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:34:22 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534664

He is out for one thing primarily:
“me, me, me, me, me”

Except that this time, it looks like he’s carrying the spear (and wearing the red shirt) for someone else.

Quid pro quo? No way to really know.

]]> By: NewEnglandBob https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534663 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:17:22 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534663 Well, Coleman is a RepubliCANT. He is out for one thing primarily:
“me, me, me, me, me”

]]> By: khan https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534662 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:06:27 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534662 Who could have foreseen that?

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534661 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:03:23 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/21/coleman-appeals-election-rulin/#comment-534661 No, I’m pretty sure he can not skip to the SC without come kind of special reason, and I can’t think of any special reasons.

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