It has to be the LONGEST debate in the country's history. When the voters went to the polls in November little did they realize they would be opening up the debate that would follow, namely what is a valid vote and what it not.
Coleman, Franken oral arguments complete; Now we wait (click title to article - thank you)
By Jason Hoppin jhoppin@pioneerpress.com
Updated: 06/01/2009 11:17:50 AM CDT
Seven months after 2.9 million voters cast ballots in the 2008 U.S. Senate race, a decision on who won the race is in the hands of five jurists.
The Minnesota Supreme Court this morning grilled lawyers for apparent winner Al Franken and former Sen. Norm Coleman, as they laid out what could be their final arguments — to the relief of many Minnesotans, undoubtedly — before the election is finally and conclusively decided.
Coleman lawyer Joe Friedberg hammered home the point that a three-judge panel that heard Coleman's appeal of the results applied different standards than county elections officials on whether to accept or reject absentee ballots that proved crucial to the outcome of the race....
