Tomorrow at 2 p.m, the Seat Our Senator campaign will hold a brief press conference at the Minnesota State Capitol, before delivering a basket of Iowa corn ot Governor Tim Pawlenty with a simple message: "the Iowa caucuses can wait, Minnesota needs you now.
Tomorrow's press event is part of ongoing campaign by Alliance for a Better Minnesota, MN AFL-CIO, AFSCME Council 5, Working America, SEIU MN State Council, Americans United for Change and others urging Pawlenty to do his legal duty and certify the U.S. Senate election results should Al Franken be declared the winner by the Minnesota Supreme Court.
The press release from Americans United for Change is below:
The latest effort by the Seat Our Senator campaign follows a recent television ad from Americans United for Change called ‘The Choice’ which aired in the Twin Cities and Rochester media markets and a billboard purchased on the SE corner of 94 and Snelling Ave. in St. Paul that both ask Governor Pawlenty if he will act in the best interests of the people of Minnesota that urgently need full representation in the U.S. Senate – or his own national political ambitions.
WHO: Alliance for a Better MN Americans United for Change
WHAT: “Seat Our Senator” Campaign to Deliver Basket of Corn and Message to Governor Pawlenty: “Iowa Caucuses Can Wait, Minnesota Needs You Now” / Effort Part of Ongoing Campaign Urging Governor Pawlenty to Do His Legal Duty and Certify the U.S. Senate Election Results Should Al Franken Be Declared the Winner by the Minnesota Supreme Court
President Barack Obama's nomination of Second District Appeals Court Judge, Sonia Sotomayor, has some wondering, as a question of legal process, who wil be successfully seated first: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor -- or Sen. Al Franken (D-MN).
The great majority of Minnesotans want Al Franken seated immediately if the Minnesota Supreme Court rules in his favor, but University of Minnesota professor Larry Jacobs thinks its possible that Pawlenty may try to use a decision against Coleman as part of his campaign for President.
We can't let that happen.
Go here to sign the petition telling Tim Pawlenty to put Minnesota ahead of his national political ambitions and fulfill his legal duties by signing Al Franken's election certificate.
This morning ABM joined with the MN AFL-CIO, AFSCME Council 5, Working America, SEIU MN State Council, Americans United for Change and others in unveiling a new billboard asking Governor Pawlenty if he will choose the people of Minnesota, or his own national political ambitions.The billboard is at 94 and Snelling in Saint Paul, go take a look.
This event apparently came just in time, as yet another national Republican has come out talking about the benefits of keeping Minnesota's second senator out of action today. From CQ Politics (via TPM):
But in a 99-member Senate, 40 votes are enough to keep Democrats from cutting off debate on major legislation. "Usually you need 41 votes to get anything done around here. But right now, you can do a lot with 40 votes,'' said Judd Gregg
"Getting things done", in the context of the party of no, actually means delaying seating Al Franken for as long as possible so there is NO action on important legislation like health care reform, cap and trade, and a host of other pressing issues.
Tim Pawlenty needs to be listening to the great majority of Minnesotans who want Al Franken seated immediately if the court rules in his favor, and not playing Beltway politics with Judd Gregg and national Republican leaders. Go here to sign the petition telling Tim Pawlenty to put Minnesota ahead of his national political ambitions and fulfill his legal duties by signing Al Franken's election certificate.
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