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The battle between Al Franken and Republican Sen. Norm Coleman for the U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota is not about just one vote in the Congress.
It is about the rule of law
Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid was so determined to seat Al Franken as a U.S. senator, he tried to do it without him having an election certificate and before the judicial and recount process was finished in Minnesota.
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s office attempted to disenfranchise overseas military voters, including those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, for a technical matter over the voting forms they used.
Incredibly, Ritchie’s office relaxed the signature requirements for in person absentee voting — which helped Franken — but then refused to relax these same standards for military voters, including those in forward combat zones.
Al Franken claimed he was running to help our military in Iraq.
However, the Election Contest Court disagreed with Ritchie and is now reviewing some of these military ballots.
Because of Ritchie’s antics and Reid’s desires, the Minnesota Senate election is a mess and some leading newspapers are even calling for a runoff.
It is months after Senator Coleman won on November’s election night.
It has been months since Coleman first asked the Minnesota courts to follow the 7-2 portion of the Supreme Court’s decision on Bush v. Gore to treat all similar ballots equally. This legal principle was backed by liberal Supreme Court Justices David Souter and Stephen Breyer as well as the five conservative and moderate justices.
But as of now Franken, Ritchie, and Reid’s desire to disenfranchise select Republican voters, including those in the military, is helping to keep Franken in an artificial lead.
It is about the rule of law
Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid was so determined to seat Al Franken as a U.S. senator, he tried to do it without him having an election certificate and before the judicial and recount process was finished in Minnesota.
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s office attempted to disenfranchise overseas military voters, including those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, for a technical matter over the voting forms they used.
Incredibly, Ritchie’s office relaxed the signature requirements for in person absentee voting — which helped Franken — but then refused to relax these same standards for military voters, including those in forward combat zones.
Al Franken claimed he was running to help our military in Iraq.
However, the Election Contest Court disagreed with Ritchie and is now reviewing some of these military ballots.
Because of Ritchie’s antics and Reid’s desires, the Minnesota Senate election is a mess and some leading newspapers are even calling for a runoff.
It is months after Senator Coleman won on November’s election night.
It has been months since Coleman first asked the Minnesota courts to follow the 7-2 portion of the Supreme Court’s decision on Bush v. Gore to treat all similar ballots equally. This legal principle was backed by liberal Supreme Court Justices David Souter and Stephen Breyer as well as the five conservative and moderate justices.
But as of now Franken, Ritchie, and Reid’s desire to disenfranchise select Republican voters, including those in the military, is helping to keep Franken in an artificial lead.