“I once again encourage Gov. Pawlenty to respect the votes of his constituents and the decisions of his state’s highest court,” Reid continued. “He should put politics aside, follow his state’s laws and finally sign the certificate that will bring this episode to an end.” With the Senate on recess, next week is the earliest that Franken could get sworn in as senator.
“The Minnesota Secretary of state has to certify the election and the governor needs to sign the certification,” said Jim Manley, a spokesman for Reid. “Once the proper papers are received by the Secretary of the senate we can arrange his swearing in.”
In its 32-page decision, the court picked apart Coleman’s legal claims. The decision rejected two key constitutional claims: that Coleman’s due-process rights were violated and that the varying ways that election workers handled absentee ballots violated the Constitution’s equal-protection clause.
Source: Policito
So the Senate gets a new jackass er democrat. Frankestein’s stand-up comedy act wasn’t funny but I expect him to give us a whole bunch of laughs for the next two years.
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