{"id":1208,"date":"2009-09-25T14:39:38","date_gmt":"2009-09-25T14:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2009-09-25T14:39:38","modified_gmt":"2009-09-25T14:39:38","slug":"changing_the_law_to_suit_the_p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=1208","title":{"rendered":"Changing The Law To Suit The Political Need"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Boston Herald<\/a> has an article by Howie Carr on the recent appointment by the Governor or Massachusetts of Paul G. Kirk Jr. to fill Senator Kennedy’s Senate seat until an election can be held in January.  <\/p>\n

According to the article:<\/p>\n

“Here’s how it’s supposed to work. If the Legislature wants a bill to
\nbecome law immediately, they have to attach what’s called an “emergency
\npreamble.” It takes a two-thirds vote to pass such a preamble.
\nOtherwise, the bill becomes law in 90 days.”<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If the law had been followed, we would have had  a Senator by the end of December instead of the beginning of January, but that would have been too late for the President’s healthcare reform.  <\/p>\n

Mr. Carr points out:<\/p>\n

“Teddy missed 97 percent of the roll calls in the Senate before his
\ndeath this year. None of the moonbats were braying about an emergency.
\nApparently it was such a nonissue that Teddy himself never considered
\nresigning – even though once he knew he was dying, he could have sent
\nin a letter saying his resignation would be effective in five months.”<\/p>\n

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I am becoming very concerned about the people we have elected to office in this country.  I am not sure if term limits is the answer or if simply voting every incumbent out of office is the answer.  It just seems to me that we have a bunch of people in power with very little respect for either the US Constitution or the laws of their respective states.<\/p>\n


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