[Uncle Ike]

Is the game going into ‘extra innings’???

The Mass. courts are pretty left-leaning, though, aren’t they??

[y6162]

MA = banana republic

Laws? We don’t need no stinking laws.

[2banana]

Republicans should be making this a HUGE issue - every day. GET some balls

[taxcontrol]

They should also file for an injunction as this is an ex-post facto law, prohibited by the Constitution.

[End Times Sentinel]

There is truly no level to which democrats won’t stoop.

[OldDeckHand]

"But State Secretary William Galvin said today the power to make the immediate appointment is "very clearly available" to Patrick."

This is why reporters are completely useless. Perhaps a reasonable follow-up question to SOS Galvin by some earnest reporter may have been, "Would you please cite the statutory authority that confers upon the governor the ability to expedite such an appointment". Then, the readers could examine such a citation, and decide for themselves if the Secretary is all wet, or not.

[cc2k]

So, will any Republican Senators in Washington challenge Kirk’s credentials based on this abuse of “emergency powers?”

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From the desk of cc2k:

Obama Agenda Survey (RNC fund raising package, and my response) Term Limits from the Grass Roots

[jazusamo]

Repubs said they’d file suit and it looks like they are, good for them.

[C210N]

did not have the constitutional authority to do that.

They are talking about MA law here...

How about US Law, as in the US Constitution?

Article 1, section 9: "NO State Shall... pass ANY ex-post facto law"

Unless of course, MA is an exception to "NO STATE" and the state succession law, already triggered by the swimmer's death, is an exception to "ANY... law".

[campaignPete R-CT]

must be state court
send lawyers, guns, & money

[Buckeye McFrog]

YES! Thank G*d someone had the courage and sense to do this. This is so brazen the Equal Protection issues are quite obvious.

[Theodore R.]

It’s odd that the MA GOP, which failed to oppose EMK in 2006, now says it is concerned about legalities. Well, guess they have to do soemthing to occupy their time.

[SeattleBruce]

But State Secretary William Galvin said today the power to make the immediate appointment is “very clearly available” to Patrick.
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Because he says so!

[maryz]

But State Secretary William Galvin said today the power to make the immediate appointment is "very clearly available" to Patrick.

I'm disappointed in Galvin -- I know he's a Dem, but he's always seemed pretty good. In fact, I heard (probably on Howie Carr) that the state GOP wanted Dr. deJong (yes, Howie's vet) to run against Galvin, but deJong said, "Why would I run against Galvin? He's doing a great job."

[Dacula]

Where is the National Republican party and why are they not backing the state Republican party?

[rawhide]

Why have rules when you are the demcorats? Just make them and change them to best suit your needs, whenever you need them! This is not political, this is criminal!

[theDentist]

Another Pay for Play office sold by the Democrats in Prostichusetts.

[SMM48]

I would love to see some reporter with some stones, ask Sen. Lurch or one of the Kennedy family the following question:

A Mass law was passed to prevent a Republican Governor from appointing a Republican senator. They now pass a law to allow a Democratic Governor to appoint a Democratic senator. How can you defend this hypocrisy?

I want to hear the BS response.

[Laserman]

This smells a lot like New Jersey politics. But then what do you expect when Democrats are fully in control??

[Freddd]

Chicago thuggery in Mass...