Kennedy Succession Bill Gains Steam

Michael Dukakis would be a fitting temporary replacement for Kennedy’s Senate seat – from Massachusetts, nationally prominent and a social liberal.

jhw539……….You would be screaming the loudest if this was a republican. The rules don’t apply to democrats because they will change them to fit what they need.

Agree with JHW539. In America, it’s about letting ALL the people decide. Kennedy’s ‘team’ was America. He changed the law when it suited him politically. Let the entire voting population of MA decide who THEY want to represent them and their state.

jhw539………Yes you would. I have seen you on here before. Texas does it according to the law. They don’t change it at the moment to fit what they want to do. In Norm Colemans defence it was by the law. He did not try to change the law to suit him. The changing to fit the democrats is my problem.

This was a good conversation G. and I’ve been wondering if a healthcare bill would be passed. Probably not the one we’re all debating about though I don’t understand why. I’m usually a Republican but lately I’m almost ashamed to admit it because of all the fear mongering. I’ve read HR 3200 and really…the only things that concerns me are the cost and how are we going to keep illegal immagrants from prostituting it the way they’ve done everything else. I’m not a wealthy person but I don’t want Donald Trump paying for my care and I don’t want him to take his business else where.
I pray that we can come to a compromise for the sake of the American people and for the memory of Teddy, who’ll always be “my Kennedy.”

Current Mass law was enacted because Democrats feared a Republican governor would appoint a Republican to succeed John Kerry if he had been elected to the presidency. Now Democrats fear the voters might elect a Republican.
I generally don’t pay much attention to Iraq, Massachusetts, or other places where the people don’t live under civilized Democratic rule of law. I figure if you don’t want liberty that’s your business. I do however wonder why you put up with it.

Sick, democrat politics in the making!

Pointing at Republican misbehavior as if it justifies Democrat misbehavior, and vice versa, sounds a lot like little kids: “But Johnny did it, too!”
That doesn’t work too well for little kids and it’s just pathetic coming from adults.
It’s interesting how the Dems have enough power in Mass. to change laws quickly enough to address a temporary situation, then change them back immediately when that temporary situation changes. No debate, no committees hearings or reviews, no waiting to “hear the will of the people,” just ram it through.
Apparently, the voters in Mass. are content with that kind of use of that kind of power.

Maybe Mary Jo K’s family might have some input to this shameless political power ploy. The last thing the Dems in Mass would want is for the people to make that decision. If they get this corrupt law reversal in maybe they can appoint Caroline Kennedy as apparently the Bay State is more interested in Camel lot’s than representative government.
And I thought Crook County and California were corrupt, this is Mexican style corruption. Look how far Mass has gone down in 200 years. Once the land of the Tea Party, now the land of institutionalized one party corruption. Pat yourselves on the back!

Pffft. Tempest in a teapot. Massachusetts will have a special election and choose their next senator. In the meantime, there’s nothing wrong with appointing a seat-warmer to assure that Massachusetts has continuity of representation. That mechanism should have already been in place; it’s a good time to rectify the error.
Posted by: Yukon Sam
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Yukon,
It was NOT an error. If they put the clause in in 204, then Romney could have apponted who HE felt was the right choice.
The ENTIRE reason for changing the law in the first place was to prevent Romney from being able to do the same thing Gov. Furcolo did for JFK’s senate seat in 1961!