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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 08:03 AM Original message |
Court skeptical of Norm Coleman's arguments |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. Would they please just rule and get this over with? |
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George II (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 09:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Right....it's F-ing JUNE already!!! |
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Jazzgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. I believe this is holding the corruption trial up. |
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camera obscura (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. Glad to see the Pawlenty appointees going just as hard on him! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 08:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. They know this opinion/decision is going down in history, right along with Bush v. Gore. I hope |
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dotymed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. REMEMBER FLORIDA IN 2000? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 09:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. My post mentioned Bush v. Gore, so it's obvious that I did remember. |
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dotymed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
53. please don't be rude |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
3. I sensed the same thing as I watched the hearing yesterday. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 09:26 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. The court had to have meant fraud. What the hell do |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
38. Alluding to the falsified copies of ballots which Coleman's people presented to a lower court? |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
4. It's this way: Coleman and Repubs just didn't have the money to |
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the intelligent gay (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 08:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Yes! |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #9 |
22. Welcome Thom! |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #9 |
28. Welcome to DU! |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. "obtain the evidence?" |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 09:30 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. To keep Democrats from getting 60 senate votes, the RNC could easily have raised the money--and it |
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destes (246 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 09:46 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. 60, filibuster proof, Democrats, irrelevant! |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 10:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
25. What makes you think that there was fraud by the DFLers to uncover w/ any amount of money? |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 05:21 PM Response to Reply #25 |
50. ????? There is a House Representative running around talking incessantly about |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. You brought it up above. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #4 |
26. It's not just to delay seating Franken |
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Doughboy71 (125 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
6. MN Supreme Court |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 09:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. I didn't know the background of either lawyer, but it sure was obvious |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 11:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
54. Friedberg is a celebrity. Also a friend of Norm's. Did not sound like Friedberg |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
7. At the federal level they could go to the Senate. But not SCOTUS. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Sure they could. They've been crying "Equal Protection" all along. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
45. They'll have to cry to the Senate about that. Article I, Section 5. |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
44. Sure they can go to SCOTUS |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Not if the MSC rules the lower courts had no jurisdiction to hear the case. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 11:16 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. Interesting. |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
8. "Normy sounds like a typical Republicon Homelander Chickenhawk sore loser to us." - Da Judges |
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Fluffdaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
17. WTF............It's f'ing June. Get this over with already |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 10:10 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. And this won't be the end, even though Franken will get a 5-0 decision |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. I laugh my ass off at DUers who think this would never go to the Supreme Court |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 12:41 AM Response to Reply #31 |
56. And now there is a new string, too |
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Twinguard (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
19. Any word on when the ruling will be? |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #19 |
34. Late June... |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
21. That's a nice way of saying he's full of shit. nt |
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Infinite Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
27. But those liberal justices will still be to blame just as during the recount (only 1 judge was Dem) |
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florida08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
29. according to the article |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Ginsberg |
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florida08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. didn't know that |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. With money and influence comes the ability to be a jaw dropping hypocrite |
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florida08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. wow |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. This is what gets me fully chagrined... |
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florida08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. they tried |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
30. This Court may save Pawlenty's political career |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
33. Dumb question (??????) |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. the BofE discounted many ballots that were not "up to code" |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Also, the reasons for accepting or rejecting ballots vary |
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Mister Ed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. Those were ballots cast in person at the polls on election night... |
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Mister Ed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #33 |
48. The absentee ballots Coleman wants counted did not meet the legal criteria. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
42. My bet, based on the hours I've listened to the experts on MN Public Radio about this: |
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Mister Ed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #42 |
51. That's by far the most likely outcome, IMHO |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
47. K&R |
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