The Beat Goes On! When Will Minnesota Have a New Senator?
Coleman's attorneys are clearly scraping the bottom of the barrel for votes. They are now apparently arguing the a person who was living in the jail of a county, that was not his home county should have his vote counted. I am not a fan of Norm Coleman, but I think that if the situation were reversed, I would want Franken to concede so the state would have it's two senators.
Coleman's team has already argued that two forged ballots should be counted. Altered evidence, and they were caught, and they want the prisoner vote. In another developement Coleman might have picked up three votes in an unusual situation.
Meanwhile, Franken is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to order a temporary certification pending the outcome of the case, so that Minnesota will have a senator. If Franken was not leading I think this would be an easy call - No. But since he is leading, the argument makes sense. I am not sure that the law contemplates such a thing, and I am not aware of this happening before.Another view of the case is here.
Is the Franken case asking the court to make a poliyical decision? I can't imagine that the legislature ever thought this would happen, so there is no clear direction for the court.
And unfortunately it will go on for awhile.
