Republican Party of Minnesota To Harry Reid: Stay Out Of Our Elections
Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Ron Carey today released the following statement regarding recent statements from Senate Democrats suggesting they would attempt to seat Al Franken.
“Recent statements suggesting that Senate Democrats may try to seat Al Franken without an election certificate flies in the face of Harry Reid’s own standard for seating Roland Burris from Illinois. Reid’s spokesman said that without an election certificate Burris could not be seated, but Al Franken does not have an election certificate and no one from Minnesota will have an election certificate until after all issues regarding the election are resolved before the courts. The people of Minnesota should have the final say in who represents them in Washington, not Harry Reid and D.C. Democrats.”
Reid Spokesman Says There Will “Likely Be An Attempt To Seat” Franken. “Jim Manley, the spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Monday that there ‘likely will be an attempt to seat [Franken] this week.’ A senior Democratic aide confirmed that Senate Democrats hoped to swear Franken in Tuesday, along with the rest of the freshman senators.” (Emily Cadei and Kathleen Hunter, “Senate Democrats May Try To Seat Franken,” CQPolitics.com, January 5, 2009)
FLASHBACK: Reid Spokesman Says Roland Burris Could Not Be Seated Unless He Has An Election Certificate. “’Until he gets a certificate he is not a senator,’ said Jim Manley, spokesman for Reid, D-Nev.” (Catharine Richert, “Challenges Could Keep Two Senate Seats Open For Weeks,” Congressional Quarterly, January 1, 2009)
