FRANKEN WINS - IT IS UNANIMOUS! Now, at last, Minnesota can get a Senator!
The Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Franken received the most votes and won the election to be the next Senator of Minnesota. The Governor has stated that he will sign the election certificate as decided by the court, so Franken should be seated. For those of us that have watched this case with some interest, there was not much merit to Coleman's case. Arguing to the court that they should direct counties to count ballots in direct violation of Minnesota law is a real non-starter. That argument, and the problem that they had no evidence to support their allegations made this case almost absurd.
Had this been a normal civil case, the plaintiff would have likely been thrown out on a summary judgment. Minnesota should be proud that the system worked - it was slow but it worked. The system for challenging election results needs to be revised to allow a speeder process, but Minnesota was a shining example of how fair elections are in this country. This example is especially important when compared with the travesty we saw in Iran where there were several million more votes than voters
