Today is the day that Massachusetts votes to fill the Senate seat vacated by the death of Senator Ted Kennedy. Senator Kennedy was elected to the Senate in a special election in 1962 to fill the seat vacated when his brother John became President. He could be counted on by the Democrats as a powerful liberal voice who wielded a significant amount of power. Whoever replaces him will be joining the Senate as the newest member. That fact in itself changes the power structure of the Senate.
The Washington Times reported on Saturday that Ed Schultz, one of the newscasters on MSNBC, stated, "I tell you what, if I lived in Massachusetts I'd try to vote 10 times. I don't know if they'd let me or not, but I'd try to. Yeah, that's right. I'd cheat to keep these bastards out. I would. 'Cause that's exactly what they are."
That attitude from a newscaster is not constructive. It does nothing to encourage the integrity of the election process, and it certainly adds nothing to the civility of our political process. One of the foundations of a democracy (or a representative republic, as we are) is the integrity of the voting process. The polls indicate that Scott Brown will win the election in Massachusetts. I like that idea, but more importantly, I like the idea of an honest election.
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