Be Careful What You Ask For…
By Kasson
The state legislature of Massachusetts is working on a bill to allow the Governor to appoint an interim Senator so that their state is fully represented in congress until the special election takes place on January 19, 2010. This bill was one of Ted Kennedy’s final wishes.
It seems logical that the state legislature should pass this law to allow their state to be fully represented, and to grant Ted Kennedy his wish.
Here is where the problem lies…
Massachusetts used to have a law allowing an interim appointment to a vacant Senate seat. In fact, it wasn’t all that long ago that this was the norm in Massachusetts. You only have to look back to 2004 and two familiar names. John Kerry was running for President, Mitt Romney was the Governor. The vacancy created by John Kerry would have allowed Republican Mitt Romney to choose the temporary replacement.
So the state legislature took those powers away from Romney, preventing him from seating a presumably Republican interim replacement. This was highly partisan and should never have been done. It was stupid then, and makes them look a lot worse now.
It seems logical to want your state to be fully represented, but you can’t keep changing the laws based on your partisan “wants.” The people elected Mitt Romney and that showed they trusted him enough to pick some guy to sit in the Senate for a few months. You are elected for the people, not for yourselves. Make up your mind and stick with it, even if it isn’t convenient in your partisan little world.
(2 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
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