Posted on 08/30/2009 9:52:21 PM PDT by Lmo56
IN 2004, FEARING that Republican Gov. Mitt Romney would appoint a fellow Republican to replace Sen. John F. Kerry should he become president, the Democratic-controlled Massachusetts legislature changed the law, mandating a special election. Now, fearing that the push for health-care reform could be weakened by the absence of a 60th Democratic senator, that same legislature wants to change the law again, allowing the governor -- now a Democrat -- to make a quick appointment. With all due respect to the wishes of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, this isn't how lawmaking is supposed to work. It smacks of political expediency and can only breed cynicism ...
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And the dems say...so what. Expect them to do it any way.
I am not so sure, before ammendment the state legislatures picked the Senator. So I don’t have a problem with 28% being appointed. I do have a problem with the legislature changing the rules depending on what party the governor happens to be from.
Your legislative agenda has to really suck if you’re hampered by the lack of a 60th Senator.
It really does suck.
Their agenda is like a fan.... You look at it one way and it sucks.... You look at it the other way and it blows.
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