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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 01:56 PM Original message |
Mass. lawmakers brace for hearing on bill to temporarily fill Kennedy’s vacant Senate seat |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. We may deserve to, something about hoist on our own petard |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. What was the provision for ensuring two senators in the changed law? |
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teamster633 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. A special election must be held 5 months after the seat becomes vacant. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. That is current law. Marshall asked about prior law. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Prior to 2004, the law empowered the Governor to appoint someone to |
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teamster633 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Since Romney got elected under false pretenses... |
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strategery blunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 04:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. How did Romney get elected under false pretenses? |
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zenprole (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 05:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. "How come...?" Look upstream. |
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teamster633 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Romney ran as a traditional east coast conservative(a dying breed if ever there was): |
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strategery blunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Ah, that explains it. Legal, but typical republicon campaign deception. |
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JenniferJuniper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Romney's platform is the platform of whatever he thinks will get him elected. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 03:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Two ways. One is as Teamster explained. He ran against Kennedy in 1994 |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. That is what I think the Legislature perhaps should do now-include a one time only clause. In fact, |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. We did exactly what the Constitution of the United States contemplated. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. How so... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
15. Sadly, the Senate President implied that the Legislature will be slow walking this until it's |
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