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Minnesota Supreme Court Hearing Live Thread
Minnesota Supreme Court, Minnesota Public Radio ^ | 10/31/02 | TonyInOhio

Posted on 10/31/2002 7:22:07 AM PST by TonyInOhio

The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments at 11:00 EST (10:00 CST) on the status of absentee ballots in next week's election.

Minnesota Public Radio will carry the hearing live. You can hear it live here (click on "Live MPR audio stream" on the lower right). The Court's information officer said KSTP Television may be providing live coverage as well.

Please post what you see and hear, here.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: absenteeballots; coleman; election; electionfraud; mondale; stinkinrats; supremecourt; wellstone
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To: TonyInOhio
An editorial at GoGov brings up interesting point on what happens if the Minnesota Supremes take a long time to resolve a challenge to the election.

Link Here

Jesse says he's used and violated by the Dems. Arn't we all!

141 posted on 10/31/2002 9:13:23 AM PST by BJungNan
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To: TonyInOhio
Bob Novak referred to him as a "classical liberal" in his column, IIRC.

If true, that can't be too bad of a thing. It's far better than a plain old neo-liberal rat.

142 posted on 10/31/2002 9:14:06 AM PST by Fzob
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To: TonyInOhio
'Rat lawyer agrees, but asks them, in essence, to change the law anyway!!

Unadulterated chutzpah!

143 posted on 10/31/2002 9:14:18 AM PST by ELS
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To: Woodman
What year is that card from? Not a clue. I found it on google.com. As I recall he played late seventies, early eighties.
144 posted on 10/31/2002 9:15:48 AM PST by Fzob
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To: TonyInOhio
Once again TonyInOhio, I want to thank you for finding that website link.

The debate was fascinating to listen to.

145 posted on 10/31/2002 9:18:44 AM PST by Hunble
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To: BJungNan
Very intersting.

Memo to D'Asshole; stick THAT in your obstruction (with THAT being a smoking grenade).

146 posted on 10/31/2002 9:19:27 AM PST by steveegg
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To: All
Thanks to all of you for the play by play! Much appreciated!
147 posted on 10/31/2002 9:20:03 AM PST by hoosiermama
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To: TrappedInLiberalHell
Don't be outraged. They already voted in a dead man in Missouri. That was wrong and illegal. And they kept polls open after hours to do it. And the Senate took in the widow as if she were elected. She was not.
148 posted on 10/31/2002 9:21:18 AM PST by Chemnitz
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I think the court will rule that a second absentee ballot be issued. A copy of the new absentee ballot will be sent to all voters that were mailed the original absentee ballot, whether it's been requested or not. If the voter submits only one ballot - either the new ballot or the old ballot - that ballot will be counted (Wellstone votes will be ignored on the old ballot). If a voter submits both ballots, then only the new absentee ballot will be counted. If a voter shows up at a polling place and votes, all absentee ballots mailed by the user will be voided. Seems fair to me.
149 posted on 10/31/2002 9:22:56 AM PST by vollmond
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To: vollmond
That would be the right result, but don't count on it happening.
150 posted on 10/31/2002 9:24:48 AM PST by CatoRenasci
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To: Hunble
Once again TonyInOhio, I want to thank you for finding that website link

You're very welcome. I like listening to those, too - the Florida experience got hooked. :-)

151 posted on 10/31/2002 9:25:17 AM PST by TonyInOhio
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To: TonyInOhio
the Florida experience got hooked

Um, that would be "got me hooked". :-)

152 posted on 10/31/2002 9:26:37 AM PST by TonyInOhio
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To: Hunble
The Judges are not buying into the Dem's arguments. The Repub lawer set the tone.

I pray you are correct. Thanks for the post.

153 posted on 10/31/2002 9:27:58 AM PST by mwl1
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To: vollmond
Sounds like a ready-made recipe for disaster to me. With thousands of ballots out there, what's to keep someone from intercepting the mails and start marking Mondull on every one of them?
154 posted on 10/31/2002 9:28:58 AM PST by steveegg
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To: concerned about politics
Hey, I feel worse than you. I misspelled "cannot."
155 posted on 10/31/2002 9:32:20 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree
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To: vollmond
if the Court orders this--then they are legislating from the bench--against the Constitution...shades of the NJ Court ruling...and what about the military votes ? A lot of these guys (and gals) vote before they ship out--that's what absentee ballots are for--they may not have a clue about what's going on, and may not be in a place where they will recieve their "new" ballot. Are they going to "delay' the vote certification too ? That opens up the "manufacture as many ballots as we need to win" scenario that New Jersey has...("Hey the Laut is behind by 1,500 votes ?? --oh lookee here ! I just found a WHOLE bunch of uncounted ballots !!)
156 posted on 10/31/2002 9:32:21 AM PST by twyn1
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To: Fzob
According to my Beckett's guide, that card was from the 1970 Topps product. According to the alphabetical players guide put out by the same publisher, Page has had football cards (of at least minor issues) from 1969 through 1991. He must have gotten his law degree in the off season, like Steve Young did.

By the way, the card pictured earlier in this thread is considered his rookie card, and is valued at $25.

157 posted on 10/31/2002 9:32:41 AM PST by hunter112
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To: Fzob
"Jeezz I remember him. He was a pretty good ball player. I hope he's a good judge and send the Dems packing."

Not at all likely. He's your typical Jessie Jackson-black liberal. Whitey done him wrong. Also, was a terrible private practice attorney, which is why he was in the A.G.'s office to begin with. Got on the bench only because of his celebrity, and his opinions are a joke.

MN lawyer, here.

158 posted on 10/31/2002 9:34:51 AM PST by GreatOne
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To: TonyInOhio
Listening to legal arguments, I always take the opposite side. Convince me why Wellstone should be able to block the absentee votes cast to Coleman before he died.

The government should not presume that voters wish to change their votes. The government can only reply to actual requests from voters to elections officials for a new ballot.

If the judges support this legal theory, I will be pleased. Fair and balanced when confronted with an almost impossible issue, because of such a short time.

159 posted on 10/31/2002 9:35:01 AM PST by Hunble
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To: Chemnitz
Don't be outraged.

What makes this particularly abhorrent to me is that they are changing people's votes without their permission. Just like the 'vote diviners' in Palm Beach County, but worse, because in this case, the voters intent was clear -- voting for Wellstone. To assume that, to a person, they WOULD have voted for Mondale instead, is presumptuous in the extreme.

160 posted on 10/31/2002 9:35:24 AM PST by TrappedInLiberalHell
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