Reply #2: Not to mention - this is a big article for simply signing as a co-sponsor

[karynnj]

to something that very well may not pass. (Not to mention when Kerry's law went into effect, it didn't affect Cunningham - as that was not the law in effect when he committed the crimes he did - it was said that there was some legal reason for that. So, I don't think they can affect the people they name.)

But, looking at news feeds, I see all of Kerry's co-sponsors get local press. I think the truth is that the treatment of Brown may be normal - and only Kerry exists under the rule that for him something counts only if he is lead sponsor and it passes - and it passes separately, rather than being taken into a bill! (Very few have any legislative success under the special JK rule - that was not used in 2008 for ANY candidate.