From Michael Collins: No wonder things don't work. The entire Senate seems unaware of the Constitution and precedents on seating U.S. Senators.
Amazing, but true. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Michael Collins <http://www.apj.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2121&Itemid=2>Franken, Burris and the US Senate: Try Following the Rules A government gains legitimacy through the ascent to shared rules and laws by the vast majority of citizens. No government can retain legitimacy, however, when the legislature fails to enforce and live by the very laws that they are sworn to protect. Democrats and Republicans are now unified along party lines in their defiance of the laws. Is this the new national unity we've been hearing about? Yet this is <http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/01/burris_franken.html>exactly what is happening in the cases of the legally appointed Senator from Illinois, Roland Burris, and the <http://theuptake.org/>soon to be certified winner of the Minnesota senatorial election, Al Franken. SNIP Franken followed every single rule. He did what many candidates fail to do. He fought for the right of Minnesota voters to have their ballots counted and the right of all citizens of that state to have a Senator elected by a majority of the voters. Norm Coleman, the initial winner, chided Franken for taking the option of a mandatory recount. Franken didn't back down or complain. He simply followed the rules and will very likely be certified as winner and therefore U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Article link: <http://www.apj.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2121&Itemid=2>http://www.apj.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2121&Itemid=2 <http://buzzflash.net/story.php?id=84983>BuzzFlash.Net - Buzz it (registraiton required, but worth it) Peace --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to newsfromunderground-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
