In Minnesota, a Battle Without End for a Senate Seat

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/us/politics/15minn.html?ref=todayspaper

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From: barry levine <levinebar@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 4:16 PM
Subject: re: In Minnesota, a Battle Without End for a Senate Seat
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To the Editor:

   Months pass, and still the U.S. Senate operates short-handed.  Now that the Minnesota court has denied his appeal, Norm Coleman must choose between his loyalty to the party-of-no and his loyalty to his constituents, who deserve a senator. The process and the finding of the court are both evidently impartial. To further impede the functioning of our government for partisan ends is petulant at best. 

   Ultimately, all states should establish procedures to resolve votes that are closer than the margin of confidence. For now, the people of Minnesota are unlikely to reward senator Coleman's tantrum.

Barry Levine