"Ross Cassell -> Ross Sauer"  wrote in news:18865
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 RC> I mentioned this to you before but you *ran away*..

 RC> The State Of Massachussetts once had a law that empowered the States
 RC> Governor to appoint a interim replacement for any of its Federal
 RC> Legislators whom could no longer serve in office, until a special
 RC> election could be held.

 RC> In 2004 when Senator John Kerry secured the nomination for President,
 RC> the state legislature by a veto proof majority passed legislation that
 RC> stripped the Mass State Governor of this authority. The possibility
 RC> existed that if Kerry won the Presidency that naturally he would have to
 RC> resign from the Senate and then Republican Governor Mitt Romney would
 RC> get to appoint a interim replacement. So they made sure that never could
 RC> become a possibility.

 RC> Now that the Governor is a Democrat, with the passing of Kennedy, the
 RC> Democrats are rushing to institute the old law to allow the State
 RC> Governor to appoint an interim replacement.

 RC> Do you find this as odd behavior?

No.
It's politics, pure and simple.

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