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This bill sounds like the bill that Franken postured against for the press earlier this week.
Klobuchar never met a ham sandwich she did not want to indict.
Abolish Pub. Law 107-56 (I will not call it the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act). That is the only honest, red-blooded American action to take on this issue.
As I said once before, Texeira will earn the AL MVP honors over Mauer, and the season won't end until Old Blue Eyes sings twice.
"Start spreading the news..."
The author knows his statistics. His conclusions are low and outside for a ball.
Mike Texeira will win the AL MVP this year with his home run, RBI, and clutch hit statistics for the first place New York Yankees. Texeira has the numbers and the subjective impact that has put the Yankees at the top of baseball up to now.
We have an Hispanic Yankee fan on the Supreme Court this year.
We will have an Hispanic Yankee MVP this year.
Forget about the Fat Lady. This...
The jump link to the story on Mr. Heffelfinger's protection of American Indian (First Nation) voting rights identifies a role for ex- Secretary of State Kiffmeyer.
What was Pawlenty's role? He had a close race looming in 2006. But for Mike Hatch's over-zealous protection of a running mate who did not know what E85 meant, Gov. Pawlenty would be somewhere in private practice, instead of the friendly Fascist rubber chicken circuit.
In my opinion, to Senator McCain, Governor Palin was a blind date for June Week who went bad.
June Week is the week at the Naval Academy, Sen. McCain's alma mater, that culminates in graduation and commissioning. The week features a number of formal dances, including the Ring Dance on Saturday night for juniors, when they receive their class rings formally.
A blind date is a risky proposition any time. A blind date for a week of formal dances is very risky.
The rewards...
I agree. Ned Foley summed up the Coleman v. Franken correctly. The Minnesota Supreme Court brought merit on itself and the people of the state in their decision and the actions of Chief Justice Magnuson and Justice Barry Anderson on the Canvassing Board. The Court's decision makes it clear: the election recount statutes requires no change. With respect to the Wall Street Journal and other reactionary ideologues, the facts never got in the way of an opportunity to argue falsely, as long as...
Here's a response to #2:
If you can count, you can vote. If you vote, you can count.
Will servicemembers understand IRV? Let me tell you a story. During WWII, the U.S. Army occupied an Italian town named Atri. Major R. E. Garrigan, a Cincinnati native served as military mayor. He decided to hold an election to restore civil authority to the town. He held an election using MIRV (multi-member instant runoff voting), the system that Cincinnati used to elect the City Council...
IRV makes great sense for all single office races (e.g., Governor, U.S. Senator, Mayor, and all elected state Cabinet offices). The ranked choice voting encourages positive campaigning on the issues, discourages ad hominem attacks, identifies a candidate who gains acceptance by 50+% of the electorate ahead of any other candidate, and guarantees an equally effective vote for every voter.
IRV's cousin for City Council and multi-member body races is MIRV (multiple instant-runoff voting...
Paul Udstrand is right about a Supreme Court justice whose son worked for the firm arguing Bush's case in Bush v. Gore. The Justice was Scalia, who also went duck-hunting with V.P. Cheney before the National Energy Policy Development Group (NEPDG) FOIA case came to the Court.
Peter J. of Minneapolis
You article says nothing for the simple reason that Chief Justice Magnuson and Justice Barry Anderson HAD to recuse themselves because they sat on the Canvassing Board that initially ruled that Franken gained more votes than any other candidates. These justices could NOT be judges of a case in which they were witnesses. Elementary, my dear Black.
Now, why don't you give some ink to the people who oppose the change in the election of judges that puts more power into the hands of...