Restraint Called For
By Mitch Berg
The dispute over Minnesota’s convoluted election issues has moved to the Minnesota Supreme Court.
It’s easy – and who knows, maybe correct – to say “they’re all DFL appointees, so it’s a foregone conclusion”.
It’s certainly easy – and, sometimes, justified – to feel cynical.
But if the courts rule according to the MN Constitution, the conclusions should be pretty simple:
- The Judicial Branch shouldn’t interfere in the Legislature’s enumerated powers.
- The Governor violated the clear language of the law in scheduling the special elections in HD40B (and maybe the weirdly restrictive time frame of the SD60 special election, if you asked me, but nobody did).
Just saying – keep your fingers crossed.
Hey, it’s only the legitimacy of the MSC and the integrity of the Minnesota Constitution at stake.
January 16th, 2025 at 7:19 am
I’m not as sanguine as you, Mitch. I’ll bet a brand-new nickel that the Republicans lose.
This is the same Supreme Court which decided nobody had a right to challenge the lockdown in court – no citizen, no legislator – nobody had “standing” to object; therefore, since there was no valid challenge to the Governor’s actions, there were no Constitutional rights at issue so the lockdown must have been just fine. They ducked the issue to avoid deciding it against Walz. I expect something similar.
They’re all Democrats. They all spent their entire lives believing they are the smartest people in the room, wiser than ordinary electricians and retail store clerks, people who can’t understand the mystical complexities of “freedom” and “rights” and should simply accept the court’s decision – if not with actual gratitude, at least without complaint.
I hope I’m wrong. But I’m betting I’m right.