Sen. Kirk Must Step Down; Brown Election To Be Certified Thursday
by SusanAnne HillerIn a previous post on Big Government, I questioned why Senator Paul Kirk has not stepped down as the Senator from Massachusetts, as he should have on January 19th. Today, the attorney for Senator-elect Scott Brown stated in a letter Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick that Brown wanted the results of the January 19 election certified by 11 a.m. Thursday, so they could be forwarded to U.S. Senate officials for immediate action.
Governor Patrick’s office also issued this statement via email today:
As the Lieutenant Governor stated earlier today, the Governor will convene the Governor’s Council at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning and certify the results. This will ensure that Senator-elect Brown’s request to receive the final paperwork by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow is fulfilled.
This stunning move by Brown and fulfillment by the governor’s office forces Kirk to resign his seat–presenting problems for the Democrats as they move forward with the current Senate schedule, which includes the controversial M. Patricia Smith nomination.
This reversal comes days after several inquiries with the Brown campaign, in addition to Senator Mitch McConnell’s office, as to why interim Senator Paul Kirk is still voting on legislation–providing the 60th vote in some cases–and preserving the Democrat supermajority in Congress.
I explained the Senate rules and customary application, including:
Many states limit the term of office for interim senators to the date set for the special election. In these cases, the term of the interim senator expires immediately upon the election of the popularly chosen successor, who serves the balance of the Senate term, whether it is a few weeks or several years.
Moreover, when an interim appointment is made late in the term, it is often customary for the interim senator to resign his or her seat immediately after the election, and for the governor to appoint the special election winner to serve the balance of the term. It is also customary, for the purposes of determining seniority, for the newly elected replacement senator to be sworn in as soon as possible.
Ignoring Senate tradition in order to prolong the power of a 60-vote supermajority, the Democrats continued to abuse their power and allowed Kirk to vote, passing controversial legislation, including raising the debt ceiling and the vote on cloture for M. Patricia Smith, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor. The GOP has held up Smith’s vote due to contradictions in her Senate testimony; Kirk provided the 60th vote yet again.
GOP sources in the Senate told me that they didn’t press the timeline of Brown’s swearing due to recent problems with seating Senator Roland Burris and Senator Al Franken. However, the issues surrounding Burris were self-inflicted by the Democrats, while the Franken controversy continued for months through a recount until resolved by the courts. (Lest we forget Franken trailed Coleman by 725 votes on election night.) The GOP falsely equates the Franken election and his requirement of an election certificate to the Brown election, which was a clean win.
To summarize the facts, the Democrat Illinois Secretary of State would not sign the nominee paperwork for Burris, the Franken election ended up in court, and MN state law forbids the secretary of state to certify an election that is legally challenged.
Additionally, on the House side, NY-23’s Bill Owens was sworn in almost immediately following his election even though the vote was not certified until December 15, 2009. In fact, even though Owens was sworn in on November 6, election officials were still counting the votes on November 20.
The Democrats continue to strongarm the Republicans and manipulate the rules to their benefit, while the GOP on the Hill sits back out of fear of what the MSM or the Democrat machine might say about them. The GOP should realize that Americans are craving leadership–and saying “no” and “enough” is leadership. By their inaction, they sit quietly on the sideline allowing the Senate rules to be ignored and disrespect the customs, traditions, and spirit of the Senate–as does the parliamentarian in this case. It will be interesting to see what happens with the next vacancies, as there are sure to be plenty more.
Scott Brown only proves that a little bit of moxie goes a long way in DC.
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I wonder if Brown had said something sooner, he'd be sworn in and seated already.
Does anyone expect anything but lies and double-talk from anyone in Washington anymore? The Constitution is the only thing that can save us now.
"The Democrats continue to strongarm the Republicans and manipulate the rules to their benefit…"
Yeah, just like the Republicans did when they were in control. Did you complain then? Is it really about having open and honest government, or is it about scoring partisan points?
Does this untested guy have the balls to act for the people? Perhaps he got the message – get off your tail and get seated in the People’s Seat. . It will be great to sit down with our grandchildren to tell them “I was on the Right when Right wasn’t cool”. “I was in D.C. with Glenn Beck on 9-28-2010 at the National Mall with 2 million fellow Americans to come together in the refounding of the Republic – it was glorious, the MSM could not ignore us anymore”.
Do you want me to bash Republicans? Fine. Bush lied almost as many times as Obama has. McCain was a sorry excuse for a candidate. Reagan spent money like a drunken sailor. But, guess what. We've had enough. We will no longer tolerate Republicans who give our rights to corporations, just as we have not tolerated Democrats who want to give our rights to the government.
"In any compromise between food and poison, it is only death that can win." -Ayn Rand
Dems or should I say progressives still have the power to pass anything they want. The only ones in their way are those who are not on board with their agenda. I don't see how getting Brown in today, thursday next week will matter btwn now and Nov 2. Progressives could theoretically destroy the nation btwn now and then. They had 60 vote lock (58dems 2 Indep) now they are at 59, this has been spelled out several times on Beck.
The people need to turn the heat up on all politicians on both sides and start looking at "out of the box" tactics. We are in a fight a battle for our lives folks, there are no heroes to come to the rescue, no Lone Ranger, Jedi Knights. the "someone else will do something" is YOU!
Message to Politicians, Bias Media and Special Interest Groups http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWDaWBCk0FE
http://www.savingtherepublic.com
His hand was forced by the dems FORCED is the key. They were doing backroom deals as quickly as possible. This is why he got elected.. The people are outraged. Patrick Kennedy son of the late ted said his election was no big deal. What in the planet is he talking about. It was the biggest perhaps of all time!!!!!!!!!!
Senator-elect Brown needs to push this hard…….
Make the DEMOCRATS openly violate the RULES OF ORDER for the entire country to see……..
IT'LL JUST BE ANOTHER NAIL IN THE DEMOCRATIC COFFIN.
I hope they don't let the bills the temporary Senator was allowed to vote on illegally stand
it was glorious, the MSM could not ignore us anymore”. … Yet the MSM still ignores us. Sad but true… Just sayin…
We need everyone on Fox News, every time they interview a Republican Senator, to ask the question: "Why haven't you been demanding Senator Brown be seated ? He was elected on January 19, and it is February already. Can you please tell the American people why you have let this slide for so long?"
The GOP will never have real backing by Americans until it GROWS a SPINE.
It's about time Brown put his foot down. Get that temp poser out of that seat!!!
The slightest little thing any of us can do to slow these retarded baz-tards down is useful. Evry second they spend on us is one less they can direct at ruining the country.
At least squawk about it until the media (MSM or FoxNews) picks up on this flagrant violation of Senate rules and manipulation. Did/do the Republicans do it too? Yes, but not to the extent that the Dems have done this year since the election of his holiness. In fact, I remember when the Repubs had 1 or 2 more senators than Dems and Tom Daschle suggested and, stupidly, Trent Lott agreed, to be "co-leaders" of the Senate. So badly did the Republicans want to play fair with their counterparts. I hope they learned their lesson and never do something so dim-witted again. Lastly doesn't Mass. law also state something to the effect that the interim serves until a new senator is selected, then he/she is no longer senator and must step down. The democrate Mass. gov should have recalled his senator and sworn Brown in right away. Again, more partisan hack tricks. I cannot stand democrats: liars!
I'm not a Bush fan but come on. You could say Bush lied about weapons or maybe something else? But Obama lies every stinking day! He is Bush on freaking Steroids, and throw in the fact that he a Muslim, (please see the panty bomber and how he got a lawyer in one hour). He is destroying the economy as we speak. He can't even prove he's qualified to be President. He has lied in almost everything. How about being open and transparent, NOT. How about things being on C-Span, a freaking lie. How about the country might fail if we don't pass health care, that was last summer, and that makes him a LIAR. On an on he has done this. Snap out it man!
Get real.
No, all you want is for GOPers to eat their own, trash President Bush, while you stand up for Dems and claim that Obama is THE ONE/THE FREAKING MESSIAH.
Obama is THE worst, most inept, most corrupt ( and that's saying something ! ), WORST p;resident in the history of this nation; bar none !
SENATOR ELECT BROWN IS BEING SEAT TOMORROW; FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KEEP ABRFEAST OF THE NEWS, GO READ DRUDGE !
"Yeah, just like the Republicans did when they were in control.
Name them.
Obama is clearly not a Muslim. He may be very sympathetic to Muslims, but if he isn't anything he is not a religious fundamentalist. Accusing Obama of something with substantial evidence, such as his being a socialist, is a different story.
Finally, if you are a birther, I have only one thing to say to that argument. I am a natural born American citizen and I am only 18, but I cannot get a copy of my birth certificate from the county where I was born. I've tried to get a copy multiple times over the last four years since it was lost when I applied for my passport, but it seems to have been lost by the courthouse.
Any vote the Kirk gave after january 19th should be declared null and void as if he was just sitting in an empty chair.
I guess you could believe that if you got all your information from Fox News, Rush LImbaugh and BigGovernment.com
I was worried he that he was going to lay low. He was late in doing it, (ie. let the debt limit vote pass him by), but at leat he did something.
A Muslim, huh? What is that assertion based on?
See above reply to 1redcent.
Not for long, they will "fix" it just like they have "fixed" everything else.
Unlike you, I am capable of reading with comprehension, listening with complete understanding and enough knowledge to know and understand things without anyone having to explain things to me, or tell me what to to think.
At least attempt to refute me, instead of impugning me, with the same old, same old lefty talking points, which don't mean anything and which also don't do anything b ut maked YOU look the fool.
The rollback has begun in earnest- by November Dear Leader will see his legislative influence reduced to nil… and thank God for that, sooner the better
http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com...
1redcent – The Drudge does NOT state that he is going to be seated – it refers to articles about Scott Brown's lawyers writing demanding that he be seated.
But, just think, if they had demanded this last week, the debt limit might not have been raised and that would possibly mean that Obama's budget could not be passed because of insufficient funding!
The questions still remain – why did he wait so late and why didn't the Republican Party raise hell about it? Is there anyway to rescind that vote raising the debt ceiling because it passed solely on the basis that it was illegal? That Democrat had no basis in law to be allowed to vote on that legislation.
Obama CAN get a copy of his longform birth certificate. It's sealed in the State of Hawaii. DIfferent circumstances and you aren't running for president anyway. BTW, you would need an original longform birth certificate to play Little League travel ball and my son couldn't even get his driver's license without his original birth certificate. The DMV would not accept a copy. What Obama showed online was a copy of his shortform BC, which does not show where he was born or who the doctor was.
Dude!
Sorry, I misspoke. The DMV would not accept a shortform BC, only a longform so we had to go home to find it.
Why do you think I still consider myself a Reagan Democrat and not a Republican, hell I have been voting for these wimps since 1978.
OK GOP 2010, let's try it again.
It's me, again. The DMV would not accept a copy of my son's shortform BC, yet Barry's shortform was accepted as proof of his being a natural born citizen, which it does NOT prove because it doesn't give place of birth or presiding doctor's name. How can the president of the US not have to prove he's a natural born citizen? Barry is either native born if he was born in Hawaii (not eligible) or he is a naturalized citizen (born in Kenya). His dad was never a US citizen and his mother (according to Hawaiian law at the time) was not "of age" long enough to have conferred her US citizenship upon him, which if rumor serves correctly, she renounced shortly after the birth.
The Dems also needed 60 votes to reconfirm Bernanke. That vote should also be rescinded.
The article states "… the stunning move by Brown…"
With the size of the spotlight on Massachusetts on January 19/20, why did Brown not ask for certification ASAP.
Did he think Harry Reid would be at the steps of the Capital waiting for Scotty to show up in order to continue with the Senate's business.
Come on Scotty, I know you did not achieve all that you have up to now by being naive.
Don't do this to us.
Suuurrre, that will be first order of business next working day.
Live and learn Mr Brown and don't think the dem machine will change because you are coming to town. They have "plans" for you……..
So, go to Washington and poke 'em in the eye when you can. There are no Marquess de Queensbury rules in the Senate.
Mass has an excellent state motto…live up to it!!
"By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty"
Barry has said himself that the Constitution is nothing but an obstacle to be overcome. Paraphrased of course for you libs too dull to know otherwise.
We ( the people) can get or info from a vast range of sources. While you must rely on the MSM because they don't make the internet in a pop up version.
Ok, Now Im an official news junky. The Hill is reporting that Scott Brown WILL be sworn in tomorrow. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I give up on the GOP. What the hell is their problem? They expect the people to be behind them and give a strong fight to vote them in to be our representatives and this is how we are repaid? No backbone! Why aren't they challenging the way the Dems just change or make up any rule to suit their agenda instead of following the constitution? This is just sickening.
maybe you are applying to the wrong place for your birth certificate. It sure is a bitch to have to get the long form birth certificate, just like needing the state copy of the marriage certificate. All should be available through the appropriate authority.
He cannot name any because the little troll was only given a short talking point…. anything else would be too much hard work.
'Bush on steroids' – that is great! And btw, he lies everytime he opens his pie hole. To see what is happening doesn't take listening to one news source, it requires rational thought to interpret that which is happening before your eyes, even before someone 'tells' you or attempts to spell it out for you. Wake the he** up!
I have a little troll following me around, commenting on everything with the same boring, dull, name calling nonsense – and the point is what?!
All it takes is listening to BO, if you can stomach it, and the lies and arrogance are right there – for crying out loud he is on tv blabbering about something each and every freakin day!
"Once we get his certificate, we expect to swear him [Brown] in tomorrow afternoon as early as 5 o'clock, which is earlier than he suggested," said Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), in an interview Wednesday.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/79565-scott-br...
This is still too late — Brown should have been sworn in on the 20th. The fact that he insisted on one week earlier must mean something big is brewing and decorum was thrown out the window to move this up a week earlier.
"Once we get his certificate, we expect to swear him [Brown] in tomorrow afternoon as early as 5 o'clock, which is earlier than he suggested," said Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), in an interview Wednesday.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/79565-scott-br...
This is still too late — Brown should have been sworn in on the 20th. The fact that he insisted on one week earlier must mean something big is brewing and decorum was thrown out the window to move this up a week earlier.
Oh…………………who is it?
I seem to have a collection of trollbots doing the same thing to me. Not a one of them EVER make any sense at all.
OCG…………they don't listen to what Barry says, they all just drool and copy the latest handouts/talking points and/or throw out dumb, childish, vulgar insults.
Great idea! But not only Brown. Where are the other Senators for support?
No excuses. NOT A PEEP from the Republicans. No excuses.
As a former voter for both Democrats and Republicans, I will never again vote along party lines. I will support ONLY those persons that swear allegiance 100% to the U.S. Constitution.
Excellent Point!
Brown acutally wanted to wait until he had a chance to pull staff together to do the job correctly.
Let's face it, he probably won't be retaining many of the Kennedy/Kirk staff.
So what! Paul Kirk should not have been voting! Brown won't be sworn in until 5:00 tomorrow. Do you know how much crap they will be signing before that? BHO and his team are determined to get their way at any cost. Our country is being destoyed before our very eyes.
Is it Brown putting his foot down, or Susananne Hiller's pressure that finally gave the final push. Here is the case of ONE PERSON making a difference.. Thanks Susananne for your hard work and tenacity. Brown should be as gutsy as you !
Okay, I read it on THE HILL, earlier and knew that there was also a title on Drudge, so I used Drugde, without checking………….so sue me. LOL
The Dems still hold the majority in the Senate, so no, Brown being there earlier wouldn't have made a damned difference.
It ( the certification ) is a STATE ISSUE…………………………hellooooooooooooooooooooo…anyone to home out there? Mass. has a Dem governor and own the state Houses. I'm assuming that Brown waited a bit, so that he could get some kind of a staff together and be certain that there was no reason , none at all, for the certification issue to be denied on any grounds.
I do realize that a lot of people have only recently become news/politics junkies, or even just become aware, but just because one wants or expects something, without knowledge of how the government works and always has, don't assume anything and also don't demand that XYZ happens or you'll never vote for ***** ever again.
The problem is that you and many others don't understand how things work , nor what is possible.
OTOH, yes, the GOPer need to grow a spine some of the time, yet you never give them any credit, when they DO stand firm.
He asked that certification be put on a fast track and for a deep blue state, with a pal of Obama's as the governor, it was.
Come on Ralphy, stop being naive.
Hey Buddy — did you read my whole post? I said it was too late — The night Brown was elected, we were organizing a truck convoy to DC to show protest for any shenanigans of trying to delay seating. My circle of acquaintances has been calling the Minority Leader's office every day asking why he wasn't seated and to make some noise in DC.
We have been appalled at 99% of the votes that have been passed since the 19th and CAN"T believe the Repubs did not get out in front of the cameras and demand Kirk be sent home to MA. on the 20th. I think McConnell should step aside as Minority Leader — we are in a ideological fight for our liberties — time for the party manners and professorial tones ARE OVER!
Buddy – you are preaching to the frustrated choir here! By the way — did you take any actions to put pressure on the process?
Sorry. My bad. I wil try to keep my comments to myself if you will please try not to assume how others feel or what we know. Share your knowledge to educate others but, there is no need to "scold" anyone because you feel someone is making an effort to be more active and learn more now. From what I can tell, it seems like our whole county hasn't been in tune for a long time. I have always been supportive. When is the last time you have worked at a campaign to get the word out at a rally, mailings, etc.?
No…..post; just try to educate yourself.
Though yes, I did reply to you, my post was generic and meant for many on this thread.
I've worked on political campaigns, local, state, and national, in one way or another, since I was a young teen, which may be long before you were born. The last time I did so was in '08.
I applaud your interest; it's just that so many of the posts here are naive, or worse, that this thread put me on overload and I spewed.
Nobody wants to hear me wax lyrical on the ins and outs of politics or government. Everyone needs to do a LOT of research, learn as much as they can, and last, but most important, get out there and actually get involved, even if it just stuffing envelopes!
OTOH, perhaps my wee rant has struck a nerve in not just you, but in others. If that is so, then my post did what I hoped it would!
OKEY DOKEY
Actually, Brown had originally asked to be sworn in and seated on 2/11/10, asking to now be sworn in and seated, tomorrow, which he IS going to be, is putting the foot to the gas peddle and gunning it.
As opposed to that guy Maddow on MSNBC who gives you your information?
Beat it, Spike. You've given your take, and it sucks.
I see you have finally decided to step up and be counted, Mr. Brown…
Bully!
Get hard-nosed… hold until reinforcements arrive…November, 2010…because you are about to be dropped into the meat grinder…
HOO-AH! GO ARMY!
Grow a set Republican party, enforce the rules.
On a delicious side note, an article in the LA Times today is predicting the end of Olberdumb on MSNBC. They are calling it the final countdown of countdown with Olberdumb.
I'd have to go back and look as all the names they come up with are so juvenile. I noticed your little troll following! Got a few good laughs out of your responses too
It seems they really do just look and drool, anyone with a brain would have figured this gig out by now. I mean really, how much more evil do we need to see/hear to realize where we are ALL headed? I wonder, do those who sit and droll have some unfounded belief that if everything falls apart, that they will be the 'chosen' ones and somehow be protected?
Individual Vigilance is Key. Absolutely. Scott Brown is simply a shaky 1% improvement. No one screams positive about getting a 1% raise, 1% off at retail, 1% better gas mileage, etc you get the point. This government entity has got to change. Like my avatar description says, we've spent the last 50 years (plus) laughing at government stupidity, yet doing nothing. To be fair, only in the last 10 years have we had more information with which to digest the hackism that surrounds us with government. But in large part WE caused the problem, not 'government'. In the fight for individual responsibility, it is WE that must fix the problem. One Scott Brown will not fix it – the continual force and will of informed voters only might do the trick, but it's currently the only and best trick we have.
For starters, I believe a first step is to require – even if only a simpleton test – but a required test in civics/government understanding to secure the privilege to vote in national elections.
I like your web site btw.
Great. That's all I hope for – that this rage is not blind to half the problem.
At least now I understand why they are so annoying, bottom feeders right?! That's got to be pathetic when you can't even be an effective troll! It's challenging not to get frustrated when the object is merely to annoy, I don't have the time or patience for the nonsense. There is so much going down everyday that playing with trolls uses some valuable time!
Easily led is an understatement, it's like people are hypnotized. I can't believe what some people I know, actually believe it just blows me away. You engage in a rational discussion and sometimes the light goes on, but other times, it's impossible to penetrate the wall of ignorance. Cannon fodder – ah, the good ole days
So it's seems we've lost Cowboy, and there's been no Dhassel or Fonz…wonder what's up. Wanted to ask if you were here during the Carol Moseley-Braun time?
I think many of us get our nerves struck by these posts and the events in the uncertainties that are going around us in life right now. So, I hope you have given others empowerment to research and educate themselves.
Friend, you have it backwards. We are the only thing that can save the constitution, now.
We've "lost" Cowboy? maybe he's just busy.
The two trolls missing is a BLESSING FROM GOD !
I've been posting to forums for a rather long time, so when I tell you that the ones who come here are the very bottom of the bottom of the barrel scrapings, believe it. Most aren't even any fun to play with, so I give them a poke or two and move on, unless some idiot goes off the deep end and then I tie weights to his/her feet .
I was in Chicago when Mosley-Braun was a Rep at the state level, but left a wee bit prior to her national run and election.
Taking my name in vain, JPA?
You're such a joke! LOL
Our side is supposed to be "smarter": than the other side and we're the ones who are supposed to know what we're talking about.
When people who are too lazy to actually find out the facts, that just makes their posts easy to pull apart and the trolls who come here WILL do just that, given 1/2 a chance, if they can manage to do anything sans their talking points.
How are you going to make converts, in the real world, when you don't know what you're talking about ?
(The above sentence is a generic one, not a personal one, singling you out, it is for everyone ! )
Never ever rely on what you hear on some talk show/T.V. show; do your own research ! Sure it takes time, but that will pay off a lot more than typing to a forum will.
Find some poster ( no, not me……..anyone who strikes your fancy ) you think knows what you may not and pay attention to what they post and then do a bit of research to make sure they do. If they do know their stuff, then follow them for a bit and learn what you can. No one person knows everything, everybody makes errors, so be wide awake !
Never be too proud to say you goofed and learn from your mistakes.
I'm always happy to give anyone who wants, book lists………..so when you need help……………… ASK ME, or ask another poster whose replies appeal to you and who you believe has the facts.
What is he going to do about mobbing and gangstalking?
He could have plopped his butt in the seat while assembling his staff. For all we know he may have been willing to and the GOP said, "No, it's ok, take your time." Then when he saw what was happening he said, "All right, I'm going down there now."
Who knows what went on behind the scenes? We will eventually.
More to the point, ask them why they allowed Kirk to keep voting. Read Susan Ann's other article. Kirk was voting illegally after Jan 19th. They could have pointed this out every rollcall, but they let it go. I DMed several of them on twitter (private message), only answer I ever got was Cornyn saying they did it because the parlimentarian wanted to. ??
Ask every one of them why they allowed this, until you get a decent answer.
Weekly Standard was pushing it too. Every time some pundit tweeted about the latest 60-40 vote several people retweeted them, adding that Kirk wasnt legally voting. There may have been other pressure as well. Who knows? We all know that the GOP let the Dems run over them, and I would like an explanation.
Trolls are just a bunch of babies, some are paid, some just do it because some other idiot tells them to, and others are just stupid, lonely, bored, and convinced that any attention is better than none at all; especially if they can anger their perceived "enemies".
Most haven't the slightest idea what's what and have a very limited knowledge of anything at all.
Frankly, I've seen much better, smarter trolls on other sites. The ones here are the bottom of the barrel, which is why I just play with and mock them.
Do they believe that someone will REALLY look after them, in the end? Maybe, I don't know. Have they completely ignored every single thing that Obama and other Dems have ever said and done, or not done? ABSOLUTELY !
In times gone by, they would just have been "CANNON FODDER". They are mind numbed rabble and easily led.
Lady, you don't begin to know what you are talking about on Senate rules. "customary' and "traditional" are just that, and they are NOT Senate rules. Do you homework next time.
I want her olbermann on tv as long as possible.
Democrats are behaving as winners even when they lost, republicans are behaving as losers even when they won. And sadly it will happen again.
It's NOT about scoring partisan points. IT'S ABOUT KEEPING OUR FREEDOMS AND RIGHTS and keeping GOV'T OUT OF OUR LIVES!!!
If there was ever a time for a revolution it is NOW! We need to make the federal gov AFRAID of us. If we roll over and let them pull this bull shit then we deserve the government we get.
Welcome to my blog.
Good lord, Breitbart is a dolt. It isn't the Senate rules or "customary application" that apply, it is state law.
Massachusetts state law is quite clear that an interim Senate appointment expires upon the "election and qualification" of the person elected to fill the seat. Not simply after the election.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/ht04246.pdf
Brown's election was certified on Thursday, Feb. 4 and he was sworn in the same day.
God, what a dolt.
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