Bill would let voters, not Romney, fill Kerry's senate seat

[MaineDem]

BOSTON (AP) Massachusetts voters, and not Gov. Mitt Romney, would choose John Kerry's replacement in the U.S. Senate if he is elected president under a bill filed on Beacon Hill on Thursday.

Currently the governor has the authority to name a replacement if a senator from Massachusetts leaves office midterm. The replacement fills out the remainder of the term before facing an election.

Under the bill filed by Democratic leaders at the Statehouse, a special election would be required to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy.

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/064/region/Bill_would_let_voters_not_Romn:.shtml

[papau]

1. About Time! :-)

I love to watch Mitt when he has lost control!

:-)

Meanwhile only 30000 more manhole covers in Boston left to be inspected so that we can stop frying dogs - NSTAR says they will start tomorrow..

NSTAR should not have burned the champion dog owned by that lady (who sounds like a lawyer - and like she has a lot of money and is willing to spend some to teach NSTAR a lesson - heck they were on the sidewalk - never touched the manhole cover - but the parking meter was "live" also - Boston is an exciting town!)

:-)

[Fenris]

2. "Boston - It's Electric!"

[KenLayedOff]

4. Yep and watch the red states follow suit

You have to love a monolith...

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. Romney-like a typical Repuke-is whining about the Mass Legislature

and rumor is Joe Kennedy may run for the seat. Two Kennedys representing my state-the freepers will lose their minds!!!!

[never cry wolf]

5. Do the Dems in the Mass legislature have the numbers?

I am not familiar with the Mass legislature, are there enough Dems to over ride a romney veto?

This would be great!

[seaglass]

6. In the Senate 33 D's and 7 R's. I don't know what the

breakdown of the House is other than a D majority.

The names I've heard for a Kerry replacement are Tierney, Meehan and Frank.

[Nancy Waterman]

7. Barney Frank in the Senate - Awesome!!

Wouldn't that just freak out the freepers! He is terrific.