Posted on 09/10/2009 3:09:25 PM PDT by 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."
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“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?
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!
Wow, are there no bounds to his arrogance?
>>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.
Wow, are there no bounds to his arrogance?
Not yet...
Obviously, there are none whatsoever. State law? -- a minor inconvenience.
Hard to believe that "The shot heard round the world" was fired in Massachusetts.
Obama should produce a valid birth certificate.
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.
Wow, are there no bounds to his arrogance?
Obviously, there are none whatsoever. State law? — a minor inconvenience.
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!
As the Bolsheviks maintained,’when nothing is forbidden everything is permitted’.
FO BO!
If he had resigned in May of 2008 we wouldn't be discussing this now. Resigning is, of course, anathema to Dems.
As the Bolsheviks maintained,’when nothing is forbidden everything is permitted’.
Quick. Someone print some Tee-Shirts.
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.
****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.
Laws? dey don’t need no stinkin laws...
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