Let's go out on a limb. 1. The NJ SC will issue a split decision saying Lautenberg can NOT replace Torricelli on the ballot.
2. Torricelli then resigns from the Senate, and McGreevey appoints Lautenberg to serve until the election of 2004.
3. The 2002 election is held anyway, and Forrester defeats the Green Party candidate.
4. Forrester and Lautenberg show up at the Capitol in January, each claiming to be the new Senator from New Jersey.
5. The Senate votes to seat Forrester.
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Interesting prediction, which I suppose is premised on the GOP winning back a majority... or perhaps Zell would vote to seat the man who was popularly elected?
As I read the Constitution, the 'Rats cannot have the election nixed by the Torch resigning. It is quite clear that a Senate term is for six years. I don't see how the 'rats can cancel the election without violating the black letter of the 17th Amendment. The USSC would slap 'em down in a second if they tried this.