The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today that Al Franken has officially won the Senate race that has been ongoing since the election in November. The court dismissed former Senator Norm Coleman's challenge of the state's November election results. Coleman has been filing appeals since a recount declared Franken the winner in January. Franken is well known from his Saturday Night Live acting/writing days from 1975 to 1980 and again from 1985-1995, his 5 New York Times bestselling books, or from his liberal radio talk show on Air America from 2004-2007.
If Franken is declared the winner he would be the 60th Democratic Senator in the Senate, which is the number of votes needed to have a filibuster-proof majority. It would signal a huge victory for Democrats if any measures that could possibly have heavy Republican opposition come up for vote. Coleman had said that he may appeal and take it to federal courts to resolve the issue and continue to prolong it. The positive news is that Minnesota Governor , Tim Pawlenty-R, had stated that if the Minnesota Supreme Court declared Al Franken the winner that he would sign Franken's election certificate. Former Senator Coleman needs to concede and not extend these ridiculous appeals to the point it is reaching. In the long run all he is doing is preventing the people of the State of Minnesota from having their voice heard in the Senate.
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