This issue was dealt with a year ago. Anyone here remember? Besher promised to appoint a democrat should the turtle not finish his term. Now it would go to court. How much democrat representation would they have while waiting for the courts to settle the issue in our favor-that is if they do that?
This could have been settled by the republicans voters if they just carried Cameron into the governorship last November. It’s not just the party that’s stupid.
Last year’s dispute was whether the legislature could require the governor to appoint a senator from the same party as the outgoing senator. This law supercedes that questionable law, which could have faced legal challenge.