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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 12:27 PM Original message |
Just curious: when the MA legislators passed the law that a vacancy be filled |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. Mitt Romney is why NT |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Exactly... |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Even for several months, until special elections were going to take place? |
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Mystayya (324 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. That is indeed the question |
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robo50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #7 |
24. I guess you don't know much about that Romney guy, he lies |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. No, I don't. Still, it leaves a bad taste in the rest of the county |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 07:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
22. lack of foresight |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. They were concerned about carpet bagger mittens screwing them. |
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liberalpragmatist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. Right, they didn't want Romney appointing even an interim Republican |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. Probably also because they didn't bother reading the Constitution? |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. "may empower" doesn't mean "shall empower" (NT) |
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ellenfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. basically it does since it is a form of 'should' and therefore |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Not all states have interim appointments, so it seems you are not correct. |
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ellenfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 06:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. not correct about what? grammar? eom |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I know... but if they had seriously considered the legislation |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. I think that Senator Feingold is working on having all states |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Wouldn't that require a Constitutional Amendment? nt |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 07:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Yes |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 09:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. My experience has been that constitutional amendments have a tough time getting passed. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I know. But from the same link |
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Mystayya (324 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
9. They didn't want Romney choosing a replacement for Kerry |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I think that I would, too. |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. Ya sure, you betcha! |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
19. Could a law forbid an interim appointee to run in the next special election? |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 12:31 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. One Democratic representative wants to do exactly that |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
21. They should have passed a law similar to the one Wyoming has |
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robo50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:43 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. You do realize that a law like that would be challenged in court.. |
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