The Senate “Remains An Option”?
I just read something in this Strib article that deserves a bigger spotlight. Here’s what Marc Elias, Franken’s lead recount attorney, said that caught my attention:
Drake also said the Franken campaign seemed to be moving closer to asking the U.S. Senate to decide the ultimate outcome, and said it was another sign Franken intended to “ignore the results of the recount.”
Elias denied that any decision had been made to put the election in the hands of the U.S. Senate, but added that “obviously, the Senate remains an option.”
I’ve got this question for Mr. Elias: why is the Senate still an option? Shouldn’t the recount and the subsequent lawsuits settle things? By then, every legal vote will have been counted. The courts will have ruled which ballots were improperly rejected. Those ballots will have been counted.
Assuming that they’ve lost the recount, at what point will Franken’s campaign admit that they’ve lost?
Technorati Tags: Recount, Al Franken, Marc Elias, Absentee Ballots, Senate, Lawsuits, Canvassing Board, Election 2008
Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog
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December 2nd, 2008 at 7:02 pm
If the Senate refuses to seat Coleman after he is certified, then it would be up to Governor Pawlenty to appoint a replacement to hold the seat until the next special election.