BTTT
https://www.icontribute.us/scottbrown
Send him $9.12
He may be able to sneak his way in.
Democrats are worried about this race.
Ping
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/healthcare/view.bg?articleid=1224249&format=comments&cnum=2
Scott Brown swearing-in would be stalled to pass health-care reform
By Frank Quaratiello | Saturday, January 9, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Healthcare
It looks like the fix is in on national health-care reform - and it all may unfold on Beacon Hill.
At a business forum in Boston today, interim Sen. Paul Kirk predicted that Congress would pass a health-care reform bill this month.
“We want to get this resolved before President Obama’s State of the Union address in early to mid-February,” Kirk told reporters at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast.
The longtime aide and confidant of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who was handpicked by Gov. Deval Patrick after a controversial legal change to hold Kennedy’s seat, vowed to vote for the bill even if Republican state Sen. Scott Brown, who opposes the health-care reform legislation, prevails in a Jan. 19 special election.
“Absolutely,” Kirk said, when asked if he’d vote for the bill, even if Brown captures the seat. “It would be my responsibility as United States senator, representing the people and understanding Senator Kennedy’s agenda. . . . I think you’re asking me a hypothetical question but I’d be pleased to vote for the bill.”
Few have considered the Jan. 19 election as key to the fate of national health-care reform because both Kirk and front-runner state Attorney General Martha Coakley, the Democratic nominee, have vowed to uphold Kennedy’s legacy and support health-care reform.
But if Brown wins, the entire national health-care reform debate may hinge on when he takes over as senator. Brown has vowed to be the crucial 41st vote in the Senate that would block the bill.
The U.S. Senate ultimately will schedule the swearing-in of Kirk’s successor, but not until the state certifies the election.
Today, a spokesman for Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, who is overseeing the election but did not respond to a call seeking comment, said certification of the Jan. 19 election by the Governor’s Council would take a while.
“Because it’s a federal election,” spokesman Brian McNiff said. “We’d have to wait 10 days for absentee and military ballots to come in.”
Another source told the Herald that Galvin’s office has said the election won’t be certified until Feb. 20 - well after the president’s address.
Since the U.S. Senate doesn’t meet again in formal session until Jan. 20, Bay State voters will have made their decision before a vote on health-care reform could be held. But Kirk and Galvin’s office said today a victorious Brown would be left in limbo.
In contrast, Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Lowell) was sworn in at the U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 18, 2007, just two days after winning a special election to replace Martin Meehan. In that case, Tsongas made it to Capitol Hill in time to override a presidential veto of the expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Yesterday, Brown, who has been closing the gap with Coakley in polls and fund raising, blasted the political double standard.
“This is a stunning admission by Paul Kirk and the Beacon Hill political machine,” said Brown in a statement. “Paul Kirk appears to be suggesting that he, Deval Patrick, and (Senate Majority Leader) Harry Reid intend to stall the election certification until the health care bill is rammed through Congress, even if that means defying the will of the people of Massachusetts. As we’ve already seen from the backroom deals and kickbacks cut by the Democrats in Washington, they intend to do anything and everything to pass their controversial health care plan. But threatening to ignore the results of a free election and steal this Senate vote from the people of Massachusetts takes their schemes to a whole new level. Martha Coakley should immediately disavow this threat from one of her campaign’s leading supporters.”
A spokeswoman for Coakley’s campaign declined to comment today.
Oh of course. I don’t know why it didn’t come to my mind before. If he wins by a clear margin it would hopefully be hard to justify it but if it’s close enough a recount could delay things for months.
Many here have noted that it may not be a good idea for Sarah Palin to endorse Scott since most of Mass.still has a moon-bat bent towards her.
But, if anything the average Ma voter is fair minded ( I grew up their and most of my family still lives their)....
So my guess she speaks out against this. This is such an afront to all, we don't want to wait in line at the DMV and Mass is known for a particularly bad DMV, so why should you wait to get sworn in?
This is the DMV-ing of the Senate, Right or Left this will piss so many off in MA.
I predict she comes out against this in the next few days....
Treason and treachery - with Rats there is no Constitution, only WINNING!
They see the masses bearing their torch and pitchforks and now they are mobilizing to keep their corrupt Anti-American Agenda after their fall.
GOP MUST shut down the entire Government if they proceed with this plan to disenfranchise America of its due right to vote.
Pass this law in this way and NOBODY will accept it as legitimate law and will never succumb to its mandates.
These people suck.
PING!