The Minnesota senate election results are still being contested and a final winner has not yet been declared.\u00a0 At this point democratic challenger, Al Franken (of Saturday Night Live fame), leads incumbent Republican, Norm Coleman by a margin of just over 200 votes.\u00a0 And to absolutely no one’s surprise Mr. Franken now wants the recount process halted.\u00a0 Could it be because he has somehow miraculously overcome a 700+ vote deficit to take this slim lead?\u00a0 Or does he feel that all recount efforts have been concluded fairly and completely?\u00a0 What do you think?\u00a0 Is there ANYONE who thinks the outcome of this election still lies in the process of simply counting votes?\u00a0 I know I don’t.<\/p>\n
As soon as the initial results showed a close finish this race became the domain of lawyers and judges.\u00a0 And anyone following the recount soap opera knows there is a statistical impossibility in the way additional votes were picked up by Franken, virtually all from heavily democratic precincts!\u00a0 Go figure.<\/p>\n
Now I am no fan of Al Franken. Someday maybe someone can tell me how in the world this nouveau-burlesque<\/em> comedy writer ever got even one vote.\u00a0 Oh, wait…. I live in a state that elected a body builder turned movie star, whose most famous utterance is, “I’ll be back”.\u00a0 Never mind about the comedy writer…<\/p>\n But aside from the individuals involved there is a greater issue at stake-the electoral process.\u00a0 Once again we see the relative ease with which our process of electing leaders can be usurped.\u00a0 All it really takes is a couple of politically motivated people in key positions with a win-at-any-cost mentality.\u00a0 An elections director here, a Secretary of State there…. (see Ann Coulter’s article<\/a> on this for more details).<\/p>\n The complex legal challenges in this case may go on for many months, maybe even longer.\u00a0 But it seems to me that no matter who is ultimately declared as winner, the loser is the Minnesota voter who will be left to ponder once again…why bother to vote?<\/p>\nShare this:<\/h3>