Senator Al Franken?

Hi WK, I think it's a disgrace that Minnesota is stomping upon the democratic rights of lizard people. Seriously, I do think that the article has a valid point. When the vote margin is so close to the inevitable margin of human error, it is hard to see the result as being a mandate for anyone.Would it be unreasonable to hold another vote in such circumstances? With such large numbers voting, close outcomes like this have got to be a rare event, so it seems practical enough to hold the occasional second ballot.Mutate and Survive

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"The Bible is like a person, and if you torture it long enough, you can get it to say almost anything you'd like it to say." -- Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade

Hi Moose,The FSM ballot counts, because the write-ins were for "Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor". The actual senatorial vote was clearly for Franken. The picture is from the Minnesota Independent. I found it via Pharyngula.I think the FSM would be a good choice. After all, he only made the soil and water last Thursday. He wouldn't want to see them go to waste already.Mutate and Survive

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"The Bible is like a person, and if you torture it long enough, you can get it to say almost anything you'd like it to say." -- Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade

Ah, you're right of course FC. It is unsatisfying that situations like this leave no-one with much of a mandate, but I suppose that's just tough.On the bright side, it seems as though the recount process in Minnesota has been exemplary, if slow. I have seen no real reason for the eventual loser, whoever it may be, to gripe about the process.Mutate and Survive

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"The Bible is like a person, and if you torture it long enough, you can get it to say almost anything you'd like it to say." -- Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade