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« on: June 28, 2009, 05:51:37 PM »
"I'm prepared to sign [the certification] as soon as they give the green light," Pawlenty said. “I’m not going to defy an order of the Minnesota Supreme Court. That would be a dereliction of my duty."

So when's this going to happen then?
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« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2009, 06:18:25 PM »
HAHA! he's been putting his presidential aspirations ahead of the people of Minnesota since November and now that it's a done deal he worries about duty.
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« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2009, 06:18:29 PM »
No he doesn't. He wants Coleman to get it. But he'd look like an idiot (as well as damage his 2012 chances) if he refuses to sign.
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« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2009, 06:25:43 PM »
You're kinda missing the part where he hasn't been able to do anything until all of the court cases played out. It would have been ILLEGAL for him to sign an election certificate.
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« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2009, 10:04:06 PM »
Quote from: Bayh! `10 on June 28, 2009, 06:18:29 PM
No he doesn't. He wants Coleman to get it. But he'd look like an idiot (as well as damage his 2012 chances) if he refuses to sign.

actually refusing to sign the certificate to seat Franken might help him in the Republican primary (though it would hurt him in the General)
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« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2009, 10:04:56 PM »
Quote from: Stranger in a strange land on June 28, 2009, 10:04:06 PM

actually refusing to sign the certificate to seat Franken might help him in the Republican primary (though it would hurt him in the General)

I really doubt the General electorate would care much.
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« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2009, 10:10:23 PM »
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« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2009, 10:14:46 PM »

democracy sucks! Angry
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« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2009, 10:39:55 PM »
Quote from: Keystone Phil on June 28, 2009, 10:04:56 PM
Quote from: Stranger in a strange land on June 28, 2009, 10:04:06 PM

actually refusing to sign the certificate to seat Franken might help him in the Republican primary (though it would hurt him in the General)

I really doubt the General electorate would care much.

you're probably right, but it doesn't help to be seen as a hack who denies his state its full representation in the senate for blatantly partisan reasons.
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« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2009, 11:00:11 PM »
He could have provisionally seated Franken if he wasn't worried about primary voters.
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« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2009, 05:56:43 AM »
Quote from: TexasGurl on June 28, 2009, 11:00:11 PM
He could have provisionally seated Franken if he wasn't worried about primary voters.

Actually, he couldn't. Read Minnesota election law, he couldn't do anything because of the court cases. Stop blatantly lying.
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« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2009, 09:46:15 AM »
So it's finally coming to an end....

Finally.
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« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2009, 10:19:27 AM »
When will the MN Supreme Court make its ruling?
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