Posted on 09/23/2009 2:19:38 PM PDT by Callahan
and now he’s dead. That’s his reward. The bells should ring.
Just thought it was a good time to throw in the Red Sox suck comment. I’ll save my anti-Yankees comment for the next article about NYC tyranny. Should be along any minute now...
Ex post facto has always been interpreted as preventing a legal act from becoming illegal. For instance, they can’t charge you with a crime tomorrow for an act you did today that was legal today and not tomorrow.
This is, incidentally, why bills like amnesty are Constitutional (unfortunately) as it does the reverse - making an illegal act legal, retroactively.
Ex post facto would not apply in this case.
yes, when will we see the lawsuit.....
PAGING MICHAEL STEELE. PAGING MICHAEL STEELE.
Why doen’t the RNC sue to enforce proper Massachusetts law that REQUIRES a special election for an open seat?
Why allow an ex post facto change (to suit Obmania)??
People in MA have long made up for their embarrassment over John and John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster too.
Ex post facto applies only in criminal law. Of course, the MA politicians are criminal, but this is deemed a “civil” matter, and the people of MA will be elated with Kirk. The name still starts with a “K” and is followed by a “D”. It is odd though that most of the MA people “paying the bills” are not even Democrats.
I think MA is increasingly the center of the “Spirit of America”, which is socialist. Stalin would be elated at the turn of events, and MA people would make Stalin proud.
Ex post facto law bump
Exactly. So how soon will the good guys file a suit to block this.
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They actually have ‘The Spirit of America’ as the motto on their license plates...
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Mebbe 175 years ago...
Mass GOP gov candidate Scott Brown was on Howie Carr show (WRKO Boston) yesterday and mentioned this but I think he also said there was legal precedent where somehow Deval could escape through a loophole. I’m hoping legal action should stop it even if he signs the law & makes the appointment official...it is a faint hope but Kirk may not be seated until
Christmas time—after the primary election (Dec 8 I think?) and just before the final (Jan 19) special election
I actually remember that whole jingle:
The spirit of Massachusetts is the spirit of America
The spirit of the red white and blue
The spirit of Massachusetts is the spirit of America
The spirit that we want to share with you
They also had “Make It In Massachusetts” bumper stickers
with a thumbs up symbol. Spoofed as “Naked In Massachusetts”
with the outline of a woman’s back.
Oh and “Make it in Massachusetts, spend it in New Hampshire”. True these days what with tax increases.
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