Obama: Let Patrick Name Interim Senator

AP/The Boston Channel ^ | September 10, 2009 | staff

[Baladas]

BOSTON -- Citing needed support for health care reform, President Barack Obama said Thursday that Gov. Deval Patrick should have the power to appoint an interim senator to fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy’s seat.

Following up on his congressional address Wednesday night, Obama said he supports rewriting a 2004 election law to allow Patrick to appoint an interim senator to fill the seat.

The move would require many Massachusetts lawmakers to reverse the stances they took five years ago, when they stripped Republican Gov. Mitt Romney of appointment power.

Obama's Organizing for America committee said in an e-mail that the vacancy would deprive Massachusetts of full representation in the Senate, in turn, "depriving the country of a needed vote in favor of real health reform."

[Baladas]

He ought to stay out of state politics, but Obama likes to play dirty.

[jessduntno]

“BOSTON — Citing needed support for health care reform, President Barack Obama said Thursday that Gov. Deval Patrick should have the power to appoint an interim senator to fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy’s seat.”

No sense trying to even pretend there are State’s Rights issues here, huh?

[wk4bush2004]

Those Dems LOVE to change the laws to give themselves an advantage, but then freak out when it comes to bite them in the behind!

[bushwon]

Wow, are there no bounds to his arrogance?

[freedumb2003]

>>President barack obama said Thursday that Gov. Deval Patrick should have the power to appoint an interim senator to fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy’s seat.<<

But, dearest TOTUS-reading fuhrer, he doesn’t, per the MA voters at the behest of none other than ted the swimmer! So STFU and stay the hell out of other people’s backyards.

Oh, and you are a Liar, just like Joe said. Deal with it.

[jessduntno]

Wow, are there no bounds to his arrogance?

Not yet...

[Bob]

Wow, are there no bounds to his arrogance?

Obviously, there are none whatsoever. State law? -- a minor inconvenience.

[2banana]

Please honor Ted Kennedy wishes and keep the law to elect interim senators as is - this is what he passionately pushed for...

[FatherofFive]

The move would require many Massachusetts lawmakers to reverse the stances they took five years ago

Hard to believe that "The shot heard round the world" was fired in Massachusetts.

[Sig Sauer P220]

Obama should produce a valid birth certificate.

[rod1]

Hey just allow MA to have the 4 U.S. senators for the next 4 months. Zero can endorse a policy that if your state is liberal enough it gets twice the Senate representation of other states.
That would be just as legal as the self-serving, change the law anytime we care approach these guys use. and it would make things a lot easier for the democRATS for StalinCare, Cap and Tax, card check, illegals get ebverything we own, and whatever else bright ideas they have.

[bushwon]

Wow, are there no bounds to his arrogance?

Obviously, there are none whatsoever. State law? — a minor inconvenience.

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Yeah that would be right behind the Consitution.

So since he wants health care “reform,” it is ok to advocate in a state’s election to have them reverse their position when it was a GOP governor wanting to appoint a senator....Just appalling!

[dogcaller]

As the Bolsheviks maintained,’when nothing is forbidden everything is permitted’.

[ldish]

FO BO!

[MAexile]

Kennedy missed over 95% of the votes this year alone. How is that effective representation? Effectively MA has only had one senator since January.

If he had resigned in May of 2008 we wouldn't be discussing this now. Resigning is, of course, anathema to Dems.

[bushwon]

As the Bolsheviks maintained,’when nothing is forbidden everything is permitted’.

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Wow! Frightening but accurate quote. Never heard it before.

[OldDeckHand]

"FO BO!"

Quick. Someone print some Tee-Shirts.

[autumnraine]

Too bad. You wanted the law when it suited you and now you want to pretend the law doesn’t exist when it doesn’t.

I’m sick sick sick of the Republicans just sitting back and letting the Dems do whatever the hell they want.

[ResponseAbility]

****Obama’s Organizing for America committee said in an e-mail that the vacancy would deprive Massachusetts of full representation in the Senate, in turn, “depriving the country of a needed vote in favor of real health reform.”****

So he just expects that this appointed Senator will vote the way he wants...quid pro quo.

[newnhdad]

Laws? dey don’t need no stinkin laws...

[Beckwith]

President Barack Obama said Thursday that Gov. Deval Patrick should have the power to appoint an interim senator to fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy’s seat.”

Massachusetts governors had the power for hundreds of years, until the Democrats in the Great and General Court of Massachusetts, passed a bill to remove this authority from the governor, in order to prevent Mitt Romney from naming an interim Senator when they all thought Kerry was going to be president.

Now that the shoe is on the other foot, they want to change it back.

[bvw]

No and yes. No not practically yet, but yes. As time will show. Viz Icarus.

[Baladas]

Hey, you actually live in MA - this is probably why Zero is pushing this stupied idea:

http://www.wickedlocal.com/arlington/news/x837459858/Poll-Support-for-interim-Senator-drops

new poll out OH NOES!!!

[RedRightReturn]

Ha! My thoughts exactly!!! Do it for Ted, help keep Ted’s legacy an enduring one - the Liberal Lion of the Senate!

So now he’s butting into state’s rights territory and throwing a dead Senator under the bus!

[skimbell]

If I understand this correctly, 0 is advising a Governor to ignore his state's law.

Azzhole must think that he's still in Chitcago.

[bushwon]

or King....

[vpintheak]

Piss off president.

[Eagles6]

Uhh...No.

[eggman]

"Please help make Senator Kennedy's vision a reality, by calling your state senator and representative today, and tell them to allow Gov. Patrick to appoint an interim replacement for our late Senator," wrote John Spears, Massachusetts director of Organizing for America.

Perhaps Senator Kennedy's vision was getting cloudy before his death. I think MA should support his previous vision of 2005 to not allow the Gov. to appoint a replacement.

I think Kennedy's vision all along just to have one party rule that can ignore the people they are supposed to represent. It is the vision of the elites who think they know better than the little people. His power and wealth can no longer buy influence for him.

[Chode]

[theDentist]

FY BO

[Harley]

These blood suckers will do anything to maintain their power. Since they think they are royalty why don't they just pass their seats along by blood. That would make Kara Anne the senator from Massachusetts. Most people in the state would be fine with that. Obama is such a phony. If there was a Republican governor right now there wouldn't be a peep out of him over this issue.

[Jmouse007]

CORRUPT, EVIL AND WICKEDNESS... Typical of MA politics and politicians.