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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 08:11 AM Original message |
Special election likely in January |
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newscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
1. Massachusetts is screwed |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. How about Senator Michael Capuano, currently proud member of the House Progressive Caucus |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
2. Changing the law back and forth to fit the political circumstances... |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Massachusetts can be trusted to elect a responsible progressive? What about |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:19 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. They were Governors, not Senators. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. But what if one of those well-known, popular former GOP Governors decides to run for the Senate seat |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
30. Weld might make it, if he ran pro-public option. Massachusetts is not going to elect |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. I'd class Weld as progressive. Romney, if you recall, had cast himself as progressive when he had |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Changing the law easily is dangerous - but it hurts for dem votes in the senate |
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bc3000 (766 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:46 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Does this mean no vote on health care until next February? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
31. Not necessarily. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Changing the law is done every day in every state. The people who wrote the Constitution of the |
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robo50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Please look below for the my details..this change will NOT |
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Dumak (397 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 11:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Premature Elucidation |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. It's not changing the law back and forth |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. It was their intent to leave the seat vacant, though. However, there is no shame in that. It is |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. You are misunderstanding. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. A better way.... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Changing the law now is not nonsense. And, as you probably know, Obama opposes single |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. If its named for Ted Kennedy and pushed through... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. This is not 1964, and Ted is not a young, assassinated President. And Obama is no LBJ. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Ye of little faith... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. No, Massachusetts clearly was deemed better off to have one Senator than to have a Senator |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Easy fix.... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Too bad neither the Constittution of Massachusets nor the COTUS allow what you suggest, while |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I'm sure there are ways around that.... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. What ways around what? Yeah, those pesky Constitutions, huh? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I'm sure a way can be found. |
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Dumak (397 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. How about... |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. I agree. You never know when changing this stuff to suit |
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robo50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
8. The law will STILL require an election...changing it does NOT stop |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. You are correct about everything except the appointee not being able to run. |
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robo50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:50 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Patrick lives in Rhode Island. He cannot be appointed. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Or an elder-statesman type who has no further political ambitions, like |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts, not Patrick Kennedy. And not to receive . |
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