And instead of spending so much time patting themselves on the back about the Minnesota system,

Way to be humble, jerk.

I don't see these comments helping Coleman's public relations effort.

Ginsberg said the formal notice of appeal would likely be filed next week, after they've had some time to look into the details of the ruling and construct their arguments.

Look into the details? It's a 56 page, point by point (157 points, actually) bitchslap. At one point, the court says, "The Court lacks jurisdiction to consider Contestee's Equal Protection Claim", then goes through a page dismissing Coleman's claim anyways.

The only basis I see for the appeal - Bush v. Gore said that the Republicans always win.

"This really is a clarion call that the system of election administration in this country is broken," said Ginsberg, who previously served on the Bush legal team during the Florida 2000 litigation.

He seems to be a funny sort of activist for this idea, if it's something he's been thinking for eight years but swoops in to push the idea only after elections and only in whatever convoluted way would lead to a Republican win. Imagine if Ginsberg had spent the last eight years using his post-Bush V Gore clout within the Republican party to promote the sorts of changes in election law that he claims to want Minnesota to implement on the spot in this election. As it is the GOP's #1 voting issue the last eight years has been making it harder for poor people to vote.

He does seem to neatly prove his own point though: The system of election administration in this country is broken, in that it is too easy for Ben Ginsberg to exploit.

Don't you just love Ginsberg? The atty who's not a member of the bar in the state of MN, and yet has been the public legal spokesperson for the last 5 months on this case? I suspect there's some legal-eagle reason the Team has found it better that he not file the paperwork to became legal. Maybe because the court would smack him for his public potshots at their system?

IANAL but it seems to me there's a good chance the MnSC after reading the extremely carefully crafted decision of the election court will simply decline to hear the appeal.

Remember how the Coleman campaign and their legal team withheld the identity of a witness and conspired with her to keep her hidden in flagrant violation of clear rules?

That the same thing the prosecutors did in the Ted Stevens case, and the same reason they got kicked out of court. It's time to kick Coleman out of court as well.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/coleman-camp-gets-caught-not-sharing-evidence-with-franken-side-coaching-witness.php

MN resident here: I've heard sooo many Republicans say Franken should be seated here in MN. They are even turning on Pawlenty at this point.

So please Norm, appeal. While you do that I look forward to the futher crumbling on the MN Republican party.

Coleman is doing what the DFL and even Franken himself couldn't do: Coleman is helping Franken gain Republican support through his antics.

So, as much as I want my Senator Franken, I've got to say:

Heckuva job, Norm!

I saw Norm in the hardware store. He doesn't look good. I resisted asking him why he won't quit. I didn't think I'd get an honest answer.

My wife said a friend had seen him earlier too... and their observation was much the same. He doesn't look very good. He must be having a difficult time dancing with the ones who brought him.

It cannot be stressed too much what an undemocratic jerk Ginsberg is. Bush v. Gore, attorney for the Swiftboat Liars, and now the obstruction of Franken's seating. Ginsberg is an enemy of democracy and any form of inter-party comity in this country. Any party or candidate who associate themselves with him are tainted by his corruption.