Judge will rule by noon on GOP appeal to block Senate pick (MA US Senate)

/www.bostonherald.com ^ | Friday, September 25, 2009 | Laura Crimaldi

[GOPsterinMA]

A Suffolk Superior Court judge will decide by noon on a Republican Party appeal for an emergency injunction to block the appointment of Kennedy family confidant Paul G. Kirk Jr. as interim U.S. senator.

The state GOP contends Gov. Deval Patrick overstepped his authority by attaching an emergency preamble to the Senate vacancy law signed yesterday so the legislation would be enacted immediately. The usual waiting period for enactment is 90 days.

[GOPsterinMA]

Any bets on how this judge rules?

[HiTech RedNeck]

There is still a GOP in Masshole?

[massmike]

I have a pretty good idea.....

[Dilbert San Diego]

I bet he rules that it was ok for the Democrats to shove this appointment through.

And the judge will say that it’s okay to declare an emergency if a Senate seat is vacant. And he will say that it doesn’t change the existing law, because they are still going to have the special election to fill Kennedy’s senate seat.

I think we have the legal “reasoning” in mind already.

[Muzzle_em]

any bets on how the judge rules REGARDLESS of what the Mass Constitution says!!!

[GOPsterinMA]

PING

[Buckeye McFrog]

“It is of supreme importance that the people of this great Commonwealth have representation before the United States Senate....yadda yadda”

[HiTech RedNeck]

Claims that Mitt Romney “used the move” — which means just what? Did Mitt seat an interim Congressman this way?

[elizabethgrace]

His INFO page is blank. No clues about him. ------------

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Honorable Thomas E. Connolly

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Last Updated on February 19, 2003 12:05 PM

[Reagan69]

I’m holding my breath, turning blue, blue, blue bluer...

At least the GOP is trying to hold them to their own laws.

[WellyP]

I didn´t knowthe Mass GOP had any balls! ExPostfacto is well established, even if a Mass-hole judge rules against the GOP it should be easily appealed and a victory for our side looks good.

[LibLieSlayer]

He will rule for satan and the evilcrats... bank on it.

LLS

[rwfromkansas]

He will deny the GOP hands-down.

[unixfox]

Funny it wasn’t an emergency when he was sick and incapable of showing up for work. Same goes for Byrd.

[opentalk]

It is good to see GOP starting to push back.

[hoosiermama]

Hope the GOP lawyers are all ready prepared with an appeal!

[muawiyah]

I think the question centers on whether or not Paul G. Kirk is gay ~ Deval only works closely with gays, so it's a lock that the question is before the court.

Now, if the judge is an old fashioned type Massachusetts judge into graft, corruption and parking lot payoffs he's not gonna' like the gay part.

If the guy is not gay, the judge is going to suspect a whopping big payoff to Deval ~ which is a whole 'nuther thing.

May be some fish to fry in there today.

[RoseofTexas]

NOON? WHO the hell are they trying to kid?? Pieholes!

[GreenHornet]

Why did the GOP wait until this was a done deal? Why didn’t they try to stop them right from the start?

[Dustbunny]

You would have to be really stupid if you think this judge will rule with the Republicans. I am sure the judge is a Democrat.