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thehill.com - 1/2/2009
Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken seating
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) threatened Friday to filibuster any attempt to seat Democratic Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken next week. The newly minted National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman said he had not whipped votes in the GOP caucus, but added that he could not ...
startribune.com - 1/4/2009
Recount is done; Franken up by 225
— startribune.com — The focus turns to the state Supreme Court, which is considering a request from Coleman's camp on... adding more absentee ballots. (more) Recount is done; Franken up by 225

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Minnesota Recount Almost Over -- But Coleman Could Keep A Franken Win Bottled Up For Weeks
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/31/2008
Minnesota Recount Almost Over -- But Coleman Could Keep A Franken Win Bottled Up For Weeks
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Al Franken could be declared the winner of the Minnesota recount as soon as Monday, but due... to the peculiarities of Minnesota election law, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) could keep the seat bottled up in the courts for weeks or even months before a ... (more) Minnesota Recount Almost Over -- But Coleman Could Keep ...

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fivethirtyeight.com - 1/4/2009
Franken Jumps Out to 225-Vote Lead on Strength of Absentee Ballots
— fivethirtyeight.com — Minnesota took until 5 PM today to begin actually counting rejected absentee ballots , as the Canvassing... Board sorted through various legal objections, underwent the arduous task of physically opening more than 900 ballots, and then gave the campaigns ... (more) Franken Jumps Out to 225-Vote Lead on Strength of ...

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This Blog Is Full Of Crap:  Thank you, John Cornyn

Daily Pundit:  Filibuster-Proof, If RINOs Are Included?

Sister Toldjah:  More potential for seat-blocking in the Senate, this time by the GOP

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Thank you, John Cornyn
This Blog Is Full Of Crap — He's vowed to filibuster any attempt to seat Al Franken prematurely. So let's see... Illinois tried to sell the seat to the highest bidder. New York can't find anybody better than a Kennedy. Minnesota didn't learn Florida's lesson in 2000. What a fucking mess. Sure, it's a bloodless transition of power, but really - it's a fucking mess. Do other countries go through this kind of fucked-up shit? ...

Filibuster-Proof, If RINOs Are Included?
Daily Pundit — TheHill.com - Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken seating Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) threatened Friday to filibuster any attempt to seat Democratic Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken next week. The newly minted National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman said he had not whipped votes in the GOP caucus, but added that he could not imagine any members defecting and seating Franken without a certificate of election. Next week the Senate will look as it does today. Three weeks from now, however, it won’t. Will ...

More potential for seat-blocking in the Senate, this time by the GOP
Sister Toldjah — ... about the possiblity that Blago appointee Roland Burris’ may have to be physically restrained from entering the Senate next Tuesday, but there’s also another potential for seat blocking, with some GOP Senators vowing a filibuster over any attempts by Democrats to seat Al Franken: ...

Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken seating
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... defecting and seating Franken without a certificate of election. Franken will not have that certificate as long as the election is challenged in the courts — a likely scenario, with Sen. Norm Coleman’s (R-Minn.) legal team already attacking the credibility of the recount process. “This is a very, very serious matter,” Cornyn said. “I can assure you that there will be no way that people on our side of the aisle will agree to seat any senator without a valid certificate.” Read more: http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/cornyn-promises-filibu...

The Senate is the center of the drama
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — What's going to cause more drama in the Senate next week? The GOP filibuster of Al Franken?: Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) threatened Friday to filibuster any attempt to seat Democratic Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken next week. The newly minted National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman said he had not whipped votes in the GOP caucus, but added that he could not imagine any members defecting and seating Franken without a certificate of election.Or the effort to keep Roland Burris out of the chamber?: The ...

It Could Be A Double Feature Tuesday In The US Senate: Sen. Cornyn To Filibuster Pre-Mature Franken
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — I GOTTA remember to turn on C-SPAN Tuesday a.m. … The Hill: Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken By Aaron Blake Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) threatened Friday to filibuster any attempt to seat Democratic Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken next week. The newly minted National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman said he had not whipped votes in the GOP caucus, but added that he could not imagine any members defecting and seating Franken without a certificate of election. ...

Will GOP Obstructionism Backfire Against Republican Extremists in 2010?
DownWithTyranny! — ... Much of the filibustering and most blatant obstructionism will, of course, be led by Republicans in the really backward states dominated by Know Nothings (like South Carolina, Idaho and Utah, where incumbents have little to fear) and by right-wing senators not facing re-election in 2010 like Miss McConnell (KY), James Inhofe (OK), Saxby Chambliss (GA) and John Cornyn (TX). Just today, in fact, Cornyn was braying about how he would lead a desperate fillibuster against seating Minnesota's newly elected Senator Al Franken. And clueless rightists point to Obama's painfully middle of ...

links for 2009-01-03
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: Al_Franken caroline_kennedy roland_burris) Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken seating Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) threatened Friday to filibuster any attempt to seat Democratic Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken ...

GOP to Play by Harry Reid's Rules with Al Franken
Politics Daily — ... But Republicans have been preparing for just that eventuality, and Sen. Reid has handed them the strategy to block Franken with his position on Burris. National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) says that Senate Rule 2 applies to Franken just as equally as it does to Burris. ...

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