Posted on 03/01/2009 7:21:36 PM PST by GOP_Lady
Former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tells Newsmax that the Democrats’ massive stimulus package is laden with “pet liberal projects” that won’t help the economy at all.
He also asserts that President Barack Obama is actually hurting the economy in two ways — and said Republicans in the Senate are close to having “no voice whatsoever.”
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
This is a NEWS article.
LOL Good one!
What the article glosses over is that POS-Romney deserted the Mass.GOP race last year
requiring Tennessee Sen.Thompson to go to Massachusetts to help the Mass. GOP candidate against Kerry.
Oh, yes, that’s right, the only ones permitted are the ones who can bask in the glory of the Mitt Romney.
Well, tough. Don’t like my replies, don’t read them. Did Mitt Romney say, during the presidential debates: I like mandates, mandates work. I’ll give you a few seconds to google up the phrase and watch the youtube video of it.
Did he sign into law gay marriage? I’ll give you a few minutes to research that.
Has RomneyCare resulted in higher insurance premiums across the board in the state of Massachusetts compared to every other state, and already, many patients are finding it difficult just to find available appointments for basic office visits? I’ll give you a few to research that as well.
Mitt Romney could get down on his knees and say that everything he’s done is a mistake, and I’ll still view him as someone who has sucked at the teat of the north-eastern liberal establishment. And no, I won’t shut up, as what we need is less government, not more government, and I’ve already sat at the back of the bus long enough.
I think you misunderstood the picture, because Diogenesis is *emphatically* anti-Mitt. He sure won’t dislike your replies. :)
I think he would help himself if he stuck more to economics, but I would go with him, foreign policy and all, if I had the choice right now.
In the immortal words of Saturday Night Live, when it was occasionally still funny... Oh. Nevermind.
Pretty funny coming from a RINO like Romney.
Wow, thank you for confirming that Mitt Romney signed the legislation legalizing gay marriage in the state of Massachusetts.
"While former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney claims he did everything possible to throttle homosexual marriage in his state – his campaign now saying he took "every conceivable step within the law to defend traditional marriage" – several constitutional experts say that just isn't so.
"What Romney did [was] he exercised illegal legislative authority," Herb Titus said of the governor's actions after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court released its opinion in the Goodridge case in 2003. "He was bound by what? There was no order. There wasn't even any order to the Department of Public Health to do anything."
Titus, a Harvard law graduate, was founding dean of Pat Robertson's Regent University Law School. He also worked with former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, ...
Romney's aides have told WND that after four of the seven court members reinterpreted the definition of marriage, he believed he had no choice but to direct clerks and others to change state marriage forms and begin registering same-sex couples.
Some opponents contend that with those actions, Romney did no more or less than create the first homosexual marriages recognized in the nation. And Titus agrees."
"....But the court's decision conflicts with the constitutional philosophy of three co-equal branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial, Titus said. It also violates with the Massachusetts Constitution, which states: "The power of suspending the laws, or (suspending) the execution of the laws, ought never to be exercised but by the legislature..."
And it cannot even be derived from the opinion itself, asserts the pro-family activist group Mass Resistance, which says the decision did four things:
* First, it acknowledged that the current law does not permit same-sex marriage.
"The only reasonable explanation is that the Legislature did not intend that same-sex couples be licensed to marry. We conclude, as did the judge, that G.L. c. 207 may not be construed to permit same-sex couples to marry."
* Second, it said it is NOT striking down the marriage laws (among other things, the Massachusetts Constitution forbids a court to change laws)
"Here, no one argues that striking down the marriage laws is an appropriate form of relief."
* Third, it declared that not allowing same-sex marriages is a violation of the Massachusetts Constitution.
"We declare that barring an individual from the protections, benefits, and obligations of civil marriage solely because that person would marry a person of the same sex violates the Massachusetts Constitution."
* And fourth, given that the court is not changing any laws, the SJC gave the Legislature 180 days to "take such action as it may deem appropriate."
"We vacate the summary judgment for the department. We remand this case to the Superior Court for entry of judgment consistent with this opinion. Entry of judgment shall be stayed for 180 days to permit the Legislature to take such action as it may deem appropriate in light of this opinion."
After the Legislature did nothing during the 180 days, Romney then took action "on his own," the group said.
"Gov. Romney's legal counsel issued a directive to the Justices of the Peace that they must perform same-sex marriages when requested or 'face personal liability' or be fired," the group said."
Keep reading.
Not true.
Carpetbagger Fascist Bishop Romney installed them both.
No, you’re statement is not totally accurate.
Any other Governor would have let the people vote.
But not Fascist Dictator tin-god Romney.
Romney imposed BOTH gay marriage and socialized medicine.
No, it is not totally accurate.
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