Loonbox Al Franken gets Minnesota’s senate seat – Dems now with 60 senate seats | Coleman Concedes

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state’s long-running Senate race. According to Fox News:

The high court rejected a legal challenge from Republican Norm Coleman, whose options for regaining the Senate seat are dwindling.

Justices said Franken is entitled to the election certificate he needs to assume office. When Franken is sworn in, he’ll give Democrats a big enough majority to overcome Republican filibusters.

Coleman hasn’t ruled out seeking federal court intervention.

Stuart Smalley is now a US Senator! God help us!

June 30, 2009 · Filed Under Al Franken, Democrats, General Politics, congress

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Norm Coleman toast? Coleman’s lawyer quits

Sadly, its looking more and more like Stuart Smalley, err Al Franken will get the disputed Minnesota senate seat. Hotair reports Joe Friedberg told local sports station KFAN that he was “done”, and then had to explain what he meant by “done”:

Q. Joe, are you done?

A. Yes, I’m done.

Q. Let me ask you in a different way. Is Norm done?

A. Well, I think that we have been trying this case with the appeal record in mind, and that’s where we’re going, and it’s going to be a very quick appeal, and then I will know whether or not it worked.

Q. Well, when you say quick appeal, are you confident that you are going to lose the case in front of the three-judge panel? By losing the case, I mean Norm ends up with less votes.

A. I think that’s probably correct that Franken will still be ahead and probably by a little bit more. But our whole argument was that it was a constitutional argument, and it’s an argument suitable for the Minnesota Supreme Court, not for the trial court. So we will see whether we were right or not.

March 21, 2009 · Filed Under Al Franken

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Court rejects Franken bid to be seated in Senate

Good news from Breitbart and Michelle Malkin:

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected Democrat Al Franken’s petition for an election certificate that would put him in the U.S. Senate without waiting for a lawsuit to be resolved.

Franken is ahead of Republican Norm Coleman by 225 votes. Coleman’s ongoing lawsuit argues some uncounted absentee ballots were wrongly rejected.

Franken sued to force Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Secretary of State Mark Ritchie to sign an election certificate. Franken argued that federal law required it.

But the state Supreme Court disagreed. In their ruling Friday, the justices said states aren’t required to issue such certificates by the date that Congress convenes.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)—Attorneys for Norm Coleman are arguing that their legal case is still valid and that about 1,725 rejected absentee ballots should be opened and counted.

The court papers filed Friday respond to an effort by Al Franken’s attorneys to dismiss Coleman’s lawsuit challenging the Minnesota Senate recount.

Franken’s attorneys argue Coleman has failed to meet his burden of proof that in the case. He is trying to overcome Franken’s 225-vote lead.

Coleman’s attorneys say documents and testimony show the court should count certain votes.