Let's hope that Minnesota and the other 49 states looks at this case and can improve their election laws to ensure that elections cannot be stolen as this one was. Counties must have exactly the same standards as to how to evaluate questionable votes, because the liberal-run counties will always push any fuzzy laws to the limit to help their candidates, while conservative counties tend to have more respect for the law.

I suppose it's only poetic justice that Franken becomes a senator. The Senate and House have become a 3-ring circus anyway.

Peanuts anyone? Or does roasting them contribute to global warming?

metaphorsbwithu

It's worse than allowing certain ballots to count where other ballots (4400 of them) from Coleman leaning counties we not counted, they also treated some ballots differently than others.

This one is typical:

It is also true in MN, and probably in other states that in the 2008 election there were more ballots cast than there were registered voters. (Over 30,000 in MN)

It could very well be that neither the president nor the congress were elected by a majority of legitimate votes.

Democracy has been destroyed by Democrats.  Irony is so ironic.

Once again, Minnesota beclowns itself (the first time was Jesse the Body). Now we have Senator Stuart Smalley.

And Democrats continue to claim that it's Republicans who fight dirty.

I have to admit, this was the bit of news this AM the just put my disgust with the whole world of politics completely over the top.

I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows.  -Bart Simpson

Alf Rankin seen celebrating his victory with one of his absentee voters: Clown from MN

jessieH           I'll bet money that this is why WE have mr.obama in office now. Sealed records is not transparency.

Looking for a bit of good news in the face of the dreadful news out of MN.....MN, by the way, please feel free to become a province of Canada:

June 30, 2009
More Americans See Democratic Party as “Too Liberal”
More believe Democratic Party’s, rather than Republican Party’s, views are about right

by Jeffrey M. Jones

PRINCETON, NJ -- A Gallup Poll finds a statistically significant increase since last year in the percentage of Americans who describe the Democratic Party's views as being "too liberal," from 39% to 46%. This is the largest percentage saying so since November 1994, after the party's losses in that year's midterm elections.

Most major demographic and attitudinal subgroups show at least a slight uptick since 2008 in perceptions that the Democratic Party is too liberal. The increasing perception of the Democrats as too far left comes as President Obama and the Democrats in Congress have expanded the government's role in the economy to address the economic problems facing the country. Additionally, the government is working toward major healthcare reform legislation and strengthening environmental regulations.

Notably, there has been no change over the past year in the percentage of Americans who say the Republican Party is "too conservative," though the 43% who say the party leans too far to the right matches the historical high mark set last year.

Lessee here. The Minnesota State Supreme Court justices tendering the decision are ALL Republicans. To that end, WE know they scrupulously followed Minnesota State law in arriving at their decision.
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Secondly, the hue and cry about Al Franken having once been a comedian conveniently overlooks the realities of several current GOP members of Congress having once been nothing more than radio talk-show "hosts". 
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And, of course, who will ever forget that epoch of American cinema, "Bedtime for Bonzo" starring Bonzo and co-starring unknown actor Ronald Reagan, justifiably playing second fiddle to a chimpanzee. Seems that's a classic example of a cinematic success story while the main character went on to a life of obscurity.
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Of course, today we live with the outcome of Reaganomics, particularly the "trickle-down-your-leg" aspects, engineered by Phil Gramm and Newt Gingrinch, and therefore one can only wonder how Bonzo would've conducted the nation's business differently.
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Ultimately, compared to Tom DeLay, Dennis Hastert, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, Bill Frist, David Vitter, and a massive quantity of other GOP notables, Al Franken stands out as a wonderfully fresh opportunity for an open-minded and incredibly intelligent force in the Senate and, of course, the nation.
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Besides, anyone who writes a book titled "Rush Limbaugh is a Big, Fat Idiot" and gets ELECTED to the US Senate has a lot going for him.

Democrat free thinkers in the Senate and pray for America.

This would be a joke IF it were not such a serious situation!

Unlike most of the commentators here, I actually LIVE in Minnesota and I can tell you, firsthand, that I'm glad this circus is finally over!  It's been 8 months! How was that helpful to anyone?  How did Coleman's insistence to drag this out so long help anyone, other than the lawyers who truly made out in this pathetic fight for power?

Both Colman and Franken should be ashamed at what their petty battles in their transparent quest for power has done to this State.  Now I know why Coleman started out as a democrat.  He is more interested in attaining power for his own sake as the Franken is.  In my opinion, there's no difference between the two, so ether way, Minnesota lost this election.  

The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.
The US Constitution

Unless you're a fetus.
The US Supreme Court