coleman vs franken, continued
The trial on Minnesota’s U.S. Senate recount stalled on its first day Monday when the judges said photocopies of 5,000 excluded absentee ballots couldn’t be used as evidence because Republican Norm Coleman’s campaign workers had marked on them.
I think I’ve known since Mock Trial in high school that you can’t submit photocopies altered with magic marker as evidence. I mean, I probably learned that from Judge Wapner. (All you kiddies: Judge Wapner was as good as it got before Judge Judy came along.) Anyway, check this out:
Coleman’s lead trial attorney, Joe Friedberg, said he had intended that the individual entry of the photocopies into evidence would last a full week.
“We were not prepared to go forward with any other part of the case – probably until next Tuesday,” Friedberg said.
Coleman’s people planned to spend a week introducing 5000 pieces of shoddy evidence, one at a time. This isn’t a lawsuit- it’s a scorched earth campaign. With enough delay and insinuation, they can cut the legs out from under Franken before he ever takes office.
C’mon, people. Franken stole this one fair and square.
