Comments on: Franken-Coleman Update, 05/19/09: All About The Base

By: DrZen

DrZen — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:55:02 +0000

You’d need to be living in a really lawless country for a state governor even to consider defying his state’s own supreme court in this way.

Oh, wait…

By: clmm8899

clmm8899 — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:16:44 +0000

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By: BargainCountertenor

BargainCountertenor — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:00:26 +0000

We’re on the same page.

Unfortunately, the only way the Minnesota Lege can come into session is if Pawlenty’o'nuttin’ calls them to session. There is no provision in the Minnesota Constitution for the Lege to call itself into session. So he’s safe until the next regularly scheduled session.

By: tk1200

tk1200 — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:41:51 +0000

I am viewing this from afar, but it seems to me that if Pawlenty refuses to sign Franken’s election certificate then the Minnesota legislature should either impeach Pawlenty and expel him for malfeasance, or they should themselves resign from office for failing to secure for the citizens of Minnesota the constitutional representation they are entitled to under federal law. Meanwhile, if I were in Obama’s shoes, I would embargo all federal aid and financial assistance earmarked for Minnesota until the Governor of Minnesota, whoever he or she might be, signs Franken’s election certificate.

If the Lt. Governor fails to sign Franken’s election certificate, then she should be impeached and removed from office for the very same reasons.

By: DocRoss

DocRoss — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:34:07 +0000

As a commenter at MinnPost.com just said, “I can’t wait for the burgeoning prosperity that Pawlenty’s vetos and unallotment will bring! After all, that’s what the Club for Growth says should happen.”

Bring on the milk & honey!

By: tejanarusa

tejanarusa — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:03:19 +0000

Wow. It’s always hard to imagine that Repbulicans could be SO stupid as to do XX - until they trip over themselves to do XX on steroids. And then, despite all of my years of experience, I am still slack-jawed with amazement.

How many years will it take to repair the damage these thugs have done?

By: DocRoss

DocRoss — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:54:34 +0000

May smilin’ Tim rot in hell. Fucking rot in hell, Tim, you fucking asshole.

You read my mind. Now we’re both going to jail!

By: puppethead

puppethead — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:53:16 +0000

The GOP is determined to exploit every weakness in our state government, it seems. Pawlenty just told the legislature to go to hell, he’s doing the budget by himself (using line-item vetoes and a unique and rarely-used power). We don’t really have a governor, we have a petulant man-child dictator.

I had no idea how broken parts of our state government were until 2008. And unfortunately the DFL (democrats) seem too disorganized by the horrendous budget problems to fix much. Meanwhile this once-great state is falling apart so the “no taxes” idiots can be kept happy.

By: Bluetoe2

Bluetoe2 — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:03:19 +0000

Getting rid of Reid should be a national priority. Hope some progressive rises to the top to end the the career of this incompetent leader of the Senate.

By: BargainCountertenor

BargainCountertenor — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:42:28 +0000

Wow.

Your constitution doesn’t have a provision for Lege to call itself into session? Ours does. When the NM Lege does it it’s called extraordinary session, and it means they are very unhappy with the executive branch and/or the Governor in particular. It takes a 3/5 supermajority of both Houses to call an extraordinary session. It has happened once in state history, in 2002.

We elect our Governor and Light Governor on a ticket, too. But we have had Light Governors who have done things on their own hook when the main man (I can say that, we’ve never had a female governor) is out of the state. It invariably p***es off the Head Chingon, but she might be doing Smilin’ Tim a favor if she took the heat from the RNC on it.