Koering Knocks Supreme Court

State Senator Paul Koering says the Minnesota Supreme Court over-stepped its boundaries when it ruled against Governor Tim Pawlenty’s budget unallotment last year.

The fellow Republican described the high court as "Activist" and said, "If the justices wanted to set budgets, then they should run for the legislature." He said the ruling puts the legislature in a terrible position of having to solve a $3.2 billion dollar revenue shortfall, instead of a $500 million gap.

Koering says it is understandable if the Governor has heartburn over this. The swing vote on the Supreme Court came from a former law partner the Governor appointed to the court.