Little more Hypocrisy from the Democrats :roll: They change the law so a Republican Governor could not do this, but now that they have a Democrat Governor they want to change the law back to accommodate Kennedy
Liberal = Hypocrite
Liberal = Hypocrite
Kennedy asked Massachusetts lawmakers to change state law to give Gov. Deval Patrick, a fellow Democrat and supporter of President Barack Obama, the ability to appoint an interim replacement to Kennedy’s seat should Kennedy be unable to continue serving.
The state last changed its succession law in 2004 to require the special election. Before that the governor was allowed to name a successor. At the time, Democrats were worried that then-Republican Gov. Mitt Romney would be able to fill any vacancy created if Democratic Sen. John Kerry was elected president.
Republican House Leader Brad Jones said he proposed virtually the same idea in 2004 as Kennedy is proposing now -- which would have allowed Romney to name someone to fill the seat on an interim basis -- but it was overwhelmingly rejected by Democrats.
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