Posted on 09/25/2009 11:21:38 AM PDT by daytrader
A Suffolk Superior Court judge today denied a motion by state Republicans to delay Gov. Deval Patrick’s appointment of an interim senator by 90 days.
Judge Thomas Connolly this afternoon cleared the way for Paul G. Kirk Jr. to be sworn in as an interim U.S. senator today at 3:15 p.m. in Washington, D.C.
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Criminals...lawbreakers...felons all!!!!
Commie rat bastages.....I despise the left.
Unbelievable.
Well, not anymore.
This country is run by criminals.
Shocked...
How can any judge really justify this is an emergency?
Good grief!
In a one-party state, the party always wins.
Would you have expected anything else? The Commonplace of Massachhhhhhhhuuuuuuusssssetsssssssssssss!
I thought Obama said we were a nation of laws.
That the people of Mass don’t rise up in revolt to this constant changing of the rules to keep one party power is a testament to why we see the continued election of worthless commie scum like Barney Frank, Marty Meehan, John F Fonda Keri and Ted the swimmer Kennedy.
Communism isn’t pretty.
Tell me he did not say that! If so, he should win the hypocrite of the year/century award.
The United States of America no longer has an operable Constitution, nor does it conduct itself under the Rule of Law.
Laws are for the lowly peons.
As they say....elections have consequences. And when RATs win them, the consequences are usually bad.
Sadly, the Constitution doesn’t apply in this case, but rather the laws of the state of Massachusetts. Then again, they don’t matter much to liberals, either.
Oh, the humanity... 
The humanity!!!!!!!
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Probably not. Justice Chase, in Calder v Bull, laid out the four principles that have guided ex post facto decisions ever since. None of those four principles apply here. The law was passed, then Kirk was appointed.
Now, I'm not entirely convinced that Kirk's appointment is allowable under the new statute. I'd like to read this Superior Court judge's decision to see exactly what his reasoning is for denying plaintiff's action.
This is outrageous, and blatantly obvious political interference and corruption of the courts.
Where’s the Rebublican protest and demand for a judicial inquiry?
Where is Romney, the man who supposedly defends principles that shouldn’t be crossed?
Shocking!
Not.
The demonRATS can change the laws at a whim and then claim they aren’t breaking them.
They also want to change the US Constitution in the same way.
Something that would have been unthinkable even 3 years ago - they smell - like blood to a shark..
Where is Romney, the man who supposedly defends principles that shouldn’t be crossed?
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Not to mention the former governor of the proud (ha!) commonwealth.
And when RATs win them, the consequences are usually bad.
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VERY bad.
third world tactics work well in countries with third world gov’t. Just as corrupt as a banana republic, only bigger.
MASS-OF-2-$H!TS
The pilgrims left England for this??????????
So the judge not only agrees is it an “emergency,” he thinks that simply hearing the case will risk harm to the Governor and Commonwealth?
Wow.
And the MA GOP will not appeal - instead asking Liberals in the state - who in their hearts support this move - to “appeal at the ballot box.”
Honestly, Norm Coleman is looking more and more like a superhero to me every day for actually exhausing all possible paths before giving-in.
You know what you’re going to get as a ballot box appeal, MA GOP? 2-4 lost seats........
> Where is Romney, the man who supposedly defends principles that shouldn’t be crossed?
His finger is currently in the air, awaiting an analysis of the wind direction.
“The state GOP committee lashed out at the decision and urged anyone equally upset to respond “in the voting booths.”
So this is, like, 3 people lashing out saying 5 people will vote against 5000? Wow.... this should change everything. </sarc>
What’s a Con...sti...tu...tion?
And only then because the RNC cut off his funding.
Where is the damned Congress? Why is a danged judge making the law? When is the Congress going to start running this show?
These are dark times. The law means whatever Marxists and Democrats say it means and can now be changed to suit their every whim.
Is anyone talking about boycotting the state, or do they have anything to boycott? Or do we even care?
You mean he needs one? We ARE talking about Democrats here, after all ...
I agree with the poster above, this is NOT an ex post facto law. From wikipedia but surpisingly accurate: “A law may have an ex post facto effect without being technically ex post facto. For example, when a law repeals a previous law, the repealed legislation no longer applies to the situations it once did, even if such situations arose before the law was repealed.”
Because they do whatever the kennedy's want.
Speaking of boycotting, the gov, an obama clone, has told state employees to boycott all Hyatt Hotels.....(Hyatt here in Boston fired a slew of housekeepers and hired other workers at a lower pay rate)
Asked about the inevitable comparisons with Ted Kennedy, Kirk replied, “I’ll attempt to cross that bridge when I get to it.” /sarc/
I bet Al Franken is POed he did not get in this early.
The laws of Masschusetts override the Constitution.
“Where is the damned Congress? Why is a danged judge making the law? When is the Congress going to start running this show?”
It’s a state law.
In this case, I would agree, but broken laws (or ignored ones) are still broken laws, something which doesn’t seem to bother Democrats one whit.
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