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Norm Coleman wants more time to prepare his appeal of the U.S. Senate contest. In a brief filed this morning with the Minnesota Supreme Court, the former senator contends that he needs until April 30 to present his arguments to the court. Under Coleman’s proposed time-line, oral arguments would not be heard until after May 15. The brief states that the Republican “must be given enough time to fully develop and consider the issues on appeal.”
Al Franken, whom a three-judge panel ruled won the senate contest by 312 votes, is seeking an expedited court schedule. The Democrat wants initial written pleadings to be submitted by May 4, with oral arguments to follow quickly thereafter. In making the case for a prompt hearing of the appeal, Franken cited his opponent’s own words calling for a quick resolution of the matter.
It’s now been 169 days since the election was held and 106 days since Minnesota was represented by two U.S. senators.
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Comment posted April 22, 2009 @ 11:19 am
Wow, could the delaying tactics from the Coleman campaign be any more obvious?
Comment posted April 22, 2009 @ 12:05 pm
This is getting really riduculous, the Supreme Court should listen to Franken, and, fast track this whole thing. Do the political hacks in the national republican party, really expect the voters in Minnesota to buy Coleman’s stalling tactics. If Coleman keeps this up, he is going to drag down lots of Minnesota republicans with him.
Comment posted April 22, 2009 @ 12:35 pm
The only upside to this is that Minnesotans are seeing exactly how much the national Republican cares about citizens. That is not much… I wonder who in the Minnesota Republican party is supporting this, because I think they are going to get whacked hard for Normy in the coming election cycle. If I was a Republican pol in Minnesota I would try to get rid of any pictures of me even being in the same room as Norm the Ego Coleman.
Comment posted April 22, 2009 @ 4:42 pm
omment posted April 22, 2009 @ 4:38 pm
SUPREMES: do your jobs! THROW THE BUMB(s) out & MAKE EM PAY every cent they COST THIS STATE!
Why is this integrity-challenged knee jerk GOP jerk still drawing Minnesota air?
My Good heavens (LAND SAKES! as my dear departed mother used to say)…
WHY DOESN’T OUR revered State Supreme’s DEMAND that COLEMAN & HIS GOP CABAL pay in ADVANCE before his case is EVER HEARD for everything he’s cost us taxpayers with all his shenanigans ? AND FOR
KEEPING our God=fearing duly elected SENATOR from being seated AND REPRESENTING We the People who every elected servant is SUPPOSED TO BE serving)?”
THE SHAM that Coleman cares about all 4000 votes that were rejected FOR improper procedures … DIED A SLOW death long ago. START SANCTIONING THIS self-AND GOP-serving FLUNKY == CONFIRM our duly elected SENATOR — and LET’S BE DONE with this.
Coleman could care LESS about this State –he’s the GOP lap dog –
LET’S SEND them a message that PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA aren’t cow-towing OR STUPID hicks … WE CAN INSURE we never vote REPUBLICAN again.(THAT they will take seriously)
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