Comments on: Franken campaign calls on Gov. Pawlenty to issue election certificate http://minnesotaindependent.com/22812/franken-campaign-calls-on-gov-pawlenty-to-issue-election-certificate News. Politics. Media. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: line up absentees http://minnesotaindependent.com/22812/franken-campaign-calls-on-gov-pawlenty-to-issue-election-certificate/comment-page-1#comment-22894 line up absentees Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:51:53 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=22812#comment-22894 Line up the absentee ballots that can be counted, they favor Franken, probably even in the conservative precincts. Line up the absentee ballots that can be counted, they favor Franken, probably even in the
conservative precincts.

]]> By: blueJ http://minnesotaindependent.com/22812/franken-campaign-calls-on-gov-pawlenty-to-issue-election-certificate/comment-page-1#comment-22893 blueJ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:24:45 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=22812#comment-22893 Is it possible that this just the first step in getting a provisional certificate? I see merit in having the Coleman suit settled by the Court, because Franken is going to have a tough row to hoe anyway, and with a judgment in his favor, there will be less of a cloud over him. But in the meantime, Franken should be seated provisionally. Perhaps his request for a certificate was just the first step in the process. Is it possible that this just the first step in getting a provisional certificate?

I see merit in having the Coleman suit settled by the Court, because Franken is going to have a tough row to hoe anyway, and with a judgment in his favor, there will be less of a cloud over him.

But in the meantime, Franken should be seated provisionally. Perhaps his request for a certificate was just the first step in the process.

]]> By: Eric Ferguson http://minnesotaindependent.com/22812/franken-campaign-calls-on-gov-pawlenty-to-issue-election-certificate/comment-page-1#comment-22890 Eric Ferguson Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:25:59 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=22812#comment-22890 Franken shouldn't have asked. Ritchie is right about the law, and he's been upfront since declaring his candidacy for the office that he would be nonpartisan in how he did the job. He's progressive in improving elections and protecting voting rights, but he can't and doesn't pick sides when running an election. I think Coleman's suit is without merit, but he has the legal right to bring it. Franken might do best to request that court proceedings be web streamed, though I doubt the court would agree. Franken shouldn’t have asked. Ritchie is right about the law, and he’s been upfront since declaring his candidacy for the office that he would be nonpartisan in how he did the job. He’s progressive in improving elections and protecting voting rights, but he can’t and doesn’t pick sides when running an election. I think Coleman’s suit is without merit, but he has the legal right to bring it. Franken might do best to request that court proceedings be web streamed, though I doubt the court would agree.

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