Aug 20, 2009 1:26 pm US/Eastern Kennedy Wants State Law On Replacement Changed

[WillowTree]

A cancer-stricken Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has written a poignant letter to Massachusetts leaders asking that they change state law to allow a speedy replacement of him in Congress.

THE LETTER

The note has been sent to Gov. Deval Patrick and the state's Senate president and House speaker while Congress considers an overhaul of the nation's health care system, a life cause of Kennedy's.

Read: Kennedy's Letter (.pdf)

The letter acknowledges the state changed its succession law in 2004 to require a special election within five months to fill any vacancy.

At the time, legislative Democrats -- with a wide majority in both chambers -- were concerned because then-Republican Gov. Mitt Romney had the power to directly fill any vacancy created as Democratic Sen. John Kerry ran for president.

Ted Kennedy Wants Law On Replacement For His Senate Seat Changed - wbztv.com


so the asshole changes the law in 2004 to prevent Romney from naming a successor if Kerry won but now he want it changed back again. We can yell HYPOCRITE now!