Now Franken Wants To Ignore The Voters
Jan 13, 2009 Political
When Democrats are losing then every vote must count. When the race is close, every vote must count and they always vow not to stop until every last vote is tallied so that the will of the people will not be ignored. They maintain that position until the Democratic candidate takes a lead and then they want the counting stopped, certificates signed, and everyone to go home.
This is what Al Franken is up to. The recount in Minnesota was automatically triggered because of the margin of Norm Coleman’s victory. Then all kinds of hanky panky started. Franken demanded that rejected absentee ballots be counted if they were rejected erroneously. But, not in areas where Coleman would have an advantage. The Wall Street Journal listed about a dozen hinky things that took place and others have pointed out how it is nearly impossible for one candidate to benefit at such a high rate. Top this off with votes that were “found” and there is a problem. Democrats are good at stealing elections. They tried in 2000 and many of the tactics used by Franken were used by Gore in Florida. The donks have just gotten better after honing their skills in Washington state by pulling the same shenanigans.
A recount is supposed to count the ballots cast on election day. It is not a chance to add more that were “found” or to argue over rejected ballots. If the race had been won (by either candidate) by a large margin then neither of the candidates would have worried about the votes. They were rejected for whatever reason which means they were not counted. Recount means to count again so if they were never counted, how can they be counted again?
Franken is not content with what is now taking place. That would be Coleman’s attempt to ensure that all votes really are counted and that they are counted only once. Coleman, exercising his right, has filed suit in court challenging the results based upon the irregularities in the recount. He would like some explanation as to how certain places registered more votes than the number of people who showed up to vote. It is little things like that which tweaks Coleman and his legal team.
Franken started out wanting every vote to count but now that he and his buddies have cheated enough to give him the lead, and he has been declared the winner, he wants to stop. Coleman had seven days to file his suit contesting the recount and he did just that. Minnesota law says that a certificate cannot be issued until the matter, including the court challenges, are resolved. Franken does not like that idea and he wants to have a signed certificate so he can get to DC and do the people’s business. He said that it is not right the state is only represented by one Senator with so much important stuff going on.
Is there anyone who believes that Franken would feel this way if Coleman had 200 more votes and was declared the winner? Franken would not care about there only being one Senator and he would be challenging the results as well as saying “hell no” to giving Coleman a signed certificate.
Franken needs that certificate before the court gets a chance to look into things. Once he is seated the court would be reluctant to say that things were wrong and he needed to come home. If he is not certified the court can more objectively look into the matter and see where the misdeeds were done. Franken does not want to get caught up in that.
Remember, these are Democrats, they have no spine. This is particularly true for Franken who is a twit that likes to attack people and talk tough. But, he is from that group of people that knows how to steal elections. All votes must count unless they are votes for the Republican. If it is in any way shape or form a vote for a Republican it must be lost, stolen, challenged or otherwise not counted. But all votes must count for Democrats. This is the group that routinely disenfranchises the military. They are always trying to discount the votes of the men and women who protect that very right.
However, they will go to great lengths to ensure convicted felons, illegal aliens, and other people not so entitled, get to vote. The Democratic party is such strong advocates of voting that they even ensure the non living get to vote. Yep, there are lots and lots of dead voters on the Democratic rolls. What most Americans call obituaries, Democrats call voter rolls.
ACORN, George Soros, and the culture of corruption have combined to steal this victory for Franken and he wants to get out of town before things get hot.
Funny how they always talk about the rule of law and all votes counting but then they want to ignore the rule of law when it opposes them. Reid wanted to seat Franken and Franken wants the signed certificate even though obtaining it would violate state law (Franken asserts that federal law trumps the state but I don’t think so in this case).
In any event, the governor has denied Franken’s request to usurp the law and now it is Franken who might sue to get the certificate. Why should he worry about the law when he broke it to win?
It is a mess in Minnesota and the only fair way to sort it out would be to hold another election. Since it is a fair way the Democrats would never go for it.
I really hate that guy but I am sure he will end up winning. I only hope he is as good a Senator as he was a comedian. In that case he will suck very badly. The people of Minnesota deserve that for almost electing him and the Democrats in the Senate deserve the jackass for supporting him.
Source:
Wall Street Journal
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Tags: al franken, crime, democrats cheating, norm coleman, stolen election
Democrats Not Very Good With Strategy
Jan 3, 2009 Political
The Democrats appear to have shot themselves in the foot. Harry Reid and his gang of liberals have decided that Roland Burris of Illinois will not be seated in the Senate. Governor Rod Blagojevich selected Burris to fill the seat vacated by soon to be President Obama and that has rankled the Senate Dems.
Rod Blagojevich is the governor of Illinois. Yes, he is a slime ball and he tried to sell Obama’s seat to the highest bidder, an effort that was thwarted when investigators arrested him (way too soon). But, he is the governor and it is in his purview to appoint people to fill seats of those who have not completed their terms. He selected someone who, as far as anyone can tell, was not involved in the pay to play scandal. Burris has, as far as I can tell, had a mediocre public service life but seems not to be too tarnished from Illinois politics where nearly all politicians are crooked.
Harry Reid has no right to block Burris from being seated but he has stated he will do so unless Burris is certified by the Illinois Secretary of State. However, Reid has stated that he would seat Al Franken on a provisional basis while awaiting the outcome of the recount and any court challenges. Franken will not be certified by the Minnesota Secretary of State. Why the double standard? Because Burris has been appointed by a tarnished governor, perhaps but it might also be because Democrats are worried that he cannot win reelection and the seat might go to a Republican (the same reason the legislature of Illinois decided not to have a special election).
In any event, the Democrats have put themselves in a bind because Republicans have vowed to filibuster any move to put Franken in a seat without the issue being resolved at the state level. No matter what Harry Reid and the Democrats do regarding Burris they have already given the Republicans an opening that cannot be closed. They set the standard and allowed the Republicans to thwart their attempt to legitimize Franken’s potential theft of the election an effort that would have looked like partisan politics had Reid not opened the door.
I would have thought that people who have been around politics as long as this gang of thugs has would have seen the potential for disaster in blocking Burris. I know they did not worry about 57 white guys keeping the black guy out because Democrats are the party of slavery and discrimination and they are excused each time they display their roots. The Republicans could have never effectively played the race card but they can use Reid’s own words and rules against him. I wonder where the people who comment that the seat must go to a black guy fall on this issue?
No matter what people think about Rod Blagojevich or Roland Burris, the fact remains that his appointment was legal and it should go through without delay. It is a legal appointment and Reid has no Constitutional grounds upon which to deny Burris entry.
Republicans, on the other hand, have a legitimate issue with Franken. The contest has not been decided and it might take months for the recount and court challenges to resolve the issue. Franken will probably end up winning because Democrats are skilled at stealing elections but he should not be seated until the issue is resolved and he is certified.
Sources:
Politico
The Hill
CNN
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Tags: al franken, blago, filibuster, Harry Reid, illinois, roland burris, Senate