Stuart Smalley suffers a defeat
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| Fri, 03-06-2009 - 8:35pm |
Stuart Smalley has been told he can't be a Senator ... yet ... by his state Supreme Court.
http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_11853364?nclick_check=1
Minnesota Supremes rule: No U.S. Senate election certificate for Franken
The Minnesota Supreme Court today decided that Democrat Al Franken has no right to an election certificate — which would pave the way for Franken to immediately join the U.S. Senate — before the end of Republican Norm Coleman's court case.
"We conclude that neither state nor federal law requires issuance of a certificate of election before the election contest is completed; we deny the petition," the Supreme Court wrote in a unanimous opinion released today.
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, a Democrat and Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, have said that state law bars a Senate candidate from receiving an election certificate when there is a contested election.
The decision comes as Coleman and Franken are still wrangling in court over who got the most votes in the long-running race. Franken has a 225-vote lead.

LOL Are they going to drag this out 'til the next election?!?!
Isn't it illegal to deny people a senator?
Supreme Court orders wrongly rejected ballots counted — but only if Franken and Coleman camps agree
http://minnesotaindependent.com/20713/minnesota-supreme-court-orders-wrongly-rejected-absentee-ballots-counted-but-only-if-both-campaigns-agree