Al Franken...is this for real?

[xoxoxoBruce]

I agree, but at least Gore had the decency to walk away rather than fuck the country.

[TGRR]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I agree, but at least Gore had the decency to walk away rather than fuck the country.

Took him long enough...but yeah, he did. And then he made a speech telling everyone to get behind the new president-elect.

Somehow, I don't think Coleman will do that.

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by Redux

...and I dont think the third party candidate could be left off the ballot.

It would depend if we are talking about another election or if we are talking about a tie-breaker between Franken and Coleman. If it was another election altogether, a third party would honestly in my opinion get more support out of spite from this whole fiasco but a tie-breaker vote would be much quicker and efficient.

If a tie-breaker does happen, it should be set up so the ballet has two choices, Franken or Coleman, no write-ins and anyone who leaves any extra marks besides the bubble will be disqualified. That would stop all the bullshit and prevent this from happening again.

You dont have "do overs" because it was close the first time.

I agree but when it gets to the point where it is more practical to just have a tie-breaker vote, that should be used. I have no idea where that point is though, from my lack of knowledge and interest.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Only if the state constitution allows tie breaker runoffs. If they have to change the constitution it would take even longer.

[piercehawkeye45]

True. I would just prefer to see a practical solution that will end this as quickly as possible.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Kill Coleman.

[Undertoad]

I still say, some superior court should step in and tell them when to stop counting.

[tw]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I still say, some superior court should step in and tell them when to stop counting.

I thought it was a superior court that required the last recount of some votes. It really is not a problem to anyone but those who must certify the count. When it is done, only then do the lessons apply to everyone else.

[richlevy]

It would be interesting if it did actually go to the Supreme Court and they reversed themselves on Bush v. Gore. Still, they can do this because they had to deliberately write the decision to not set a precedent since the logic was so contrived that it would have rewritten a good portion of existing law.

So they could, with a straight face, make the opposite decision and decide for Coleman.

Of course, pretty much the entire world would be laughing at them if they did it, since Bush v. Gore was a historic decision.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Kill Coleman.

Don't kill Franken, just make him the laughing stock of the Demoncrats, well after Burris of course.

[TGRR]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Don't kill Franken, just make him the laughing stock of the Demoncrats, well after Burris of course.

Why? He won. We just have to wait for Coleman to stop sniveling.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I agree, but at least Gore had the decency to walk away rather than fuck the country.

Dear me, Bruce, why is it again you can't tell the Left, and fascist lovers everywhere, from "the country?" You kinda forgot a lot of the country is more like me on this one. The fascists, the Taliban, and the Idiot American Left -- they got the shaft all right. They are not "the country," but embarrassments to it. The Real Right supports human freedom, and don't think it should be denied to a bunch of rather unwashed Arabic speakers either, come to that. So we undertook, without much thanks except from the people of freedom, whose appreciation of freedom may be measured in their thanks, to break the power of a couple of repressive governments of the most illiberal description. What did so-called "liberals" have to say to that? In effect: leave illiberal, tyrannical oppressors alone. That's not liberal, that is the grossest fascist sympathizing. The Right knows this very well, and the Left... won't.

Really, being left of center or just plain anti-Republican obliges otherwise intelligent Dwellars to say fatuous things. I ain't fucked after 8 years of Bush, and I daresay you ain't either. Don't turn into Radar, who to hear him holler sounds like he cut himself on a Republican when he was three. And it hasn't clotted yet.

[xoxoxoBruce]

What the fuck? Try to follow along, will ya? We were talking about this planet.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

...a bunch of rather unwashed Arabic speakers either, come to that

WTF?

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Classic, read it again to cure your WTF. However sanitary or otherwise these furriners might be, do they not bleed if oppressed? Do they not suffer when they aren't living in a liberal social order and a democratic polity? That is what I see. "No man is an island," and that is trebly true of me.

Bruce, it's going to be much, much harder to cure you of your WTF. Fatuity may be less fixable even than stupid. Now answer my question: why can't you tell the Left from "the country?" Roughly half of the population holds opinions more in common with mine than with yours.