MA Judge OKs Devaul Patrick violating the MA state Constitution.

If I were Mitt Romney I'd be formatting a lawsuit. He was the person whose rights were violated. Conveniently.
 
What provision of the Massachusetts constitution does this law violate?
 
Democrats don't need to follow the law, that's for rubes and suckers, not for Disciples of Alinsky
 
:clap2: Another victory for those seeking to circumvent the laws and the constitutions :clap2:

Judge Won't Block Kennedy Successor Kirk - CBS News
"Patrick got around that delay by signing a letter that declared the bill an emergency."

Does the state constitution allow for that ? Did the bill have a date it was to take effect?

The articles says bills "usually" take effect in 90 days. Is that a constitutional requirement? Or just custom?
 
For Emma,

I. When Statutes shall take Effect.

No law passed by the general court shall take effect earlier than ninety days after it has become a law, excepting laws declared to be emergency laws and laws which may not be made the subject of a referendum petition, as herein provided.

II. Emergency Measures.

A law declared to be an emergency law shall contain a preamble setting forth the facts constituting the emergency, and shall contain the statement that such law is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety or convenience. [A separate vote shall be taken on the preamble by call of the yeas and nays, which shall be recorded, and unless the preamble is adopted by two-thirds of the members of each house voting thereon, the law shall not be an emergency law; but] if the governor, at any time before the election at which it is to be submitted to the people on referendum, files with the secretary of the commonwealth a statement declaring that in his opinion the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety or convenience requires that such law should take effect forthwith and that it is an emergency law and setting forth the facts constituting the emergency, then such law, if not previously suspended as hereinafter provided, shall take effect without suspension, or if such law has been so suspended such suspension shall thereupon terminate and such law shall thereupon take effect: but no grant of any franchise or amendment thereof, or renewal or extension thereof for more than one year shall be declared to be an emergency law.

Massachusetts Constitution
 
C'mon, rightoid loonies. Give chapter and verse where and how said constitution was violated. Otherwise, politely, shut up because you have nothing to say worthwhile.
 
For Emma,

I. When Statutes shall take Effect.

No law passed by the general court shall take effect earlier than ninety days after it has become a law, excepting laws declared to be emergency laws and laws which may not be made the subject of a referendum petition, as herein provided.

II. Emergency Measures.

A law declared to be an emergency law shall contain a preamble setting forth the facts constituting the emergency, and shall contain the statement that such law is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety or convenience. [A separate vote shall be taken on the preamble by call of the yeas and nays, which shall be recorded, and unless the preamble is adopted by two-thirds of the members of each house voting thereon, the law shall not be an emergency law; but] if the governor, at any time before the election at which it is to be submitted to the people on referendum, files with the secretary of the commonwealth a statement declaring that in his opinion the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety or convenience requires that such law should take effect forthwith and that it is an emergency law and setting forth the facts constituting the emergency, then such law, if not previously suspended as hereinafter provided, shall take effect without suspension, or if such law has been so suspended such suspension shall thereupon terminate and such law shall thereupon take effect: but no grant of any franchise or amendment thereof, or renewal or extension thereof for more than one year shall be declared to be an emergency law.

Massachusetts Constitution
Thanks.

Sounds like what the governor did was constitutional.
 
:clap2: Another victory for those seeking to circumvent the laws and the constitutions :clap2:

Judge Won't Block Kennedy Successor Kirk - CBS News
"Patrick got around that delay by signing a letter that declared the bill an emergency."

Does the state constitution allow for that ? Did the bill have a date it was to take effect?

The articles says bills "usually" take effect in 90 days. Is that a constitutional requirement? Or just custom?

LOL

What was the "Emergency"?
 
:clap2: Another victory for those seeking to circumvent the laws and the constitutions :clap2:

Judge Won't Block Kennedy Successor Kirk - CBS News
"Patrick got around that delay by signing a letter that declared the bill an emergency."

Does the state constitution allow for that ? Did the bill have a date it was to take effect?

The articles says bills "usually" take effect in 90 days. Is that a constitutional requirement? Or just custom?

LOL

What was the "Emergency"?

" public peace, health, safety or convenience"
 
LOLOLOLOL OMFGGG

"...such law is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety or convenience"

LOLOL

Librul Emergency: Teddy's Dead and we need a vote for ObamaCare!
 
"Patrick got around that delay by signing a letter that declared the bill an emergency."

Does the state constitution allow for that ? Did the bill have a date it was to take effect?

The articles says bills "usually" take effect in 90 days. Is that a constitutional requirement? Or just custom?

LOL

What was the "Emergency"?

" public peace, health, safety or convenience"

Isn't that convenient!

LOL

It's the Church Lady Emergency in MA!
 
For Emma,

I. When Statutes shall take Effect.

No law passed by the general court shall take effect earlier than ninety days after it has become a law, excepting laws declared to be emergency laws and laws which may not be made the subject of a referendum petition, as herein provided.

II. Emergency Measures.

A law declared to be an emergency law shall contain a preamble setting forth the facts constituting the emergency, and shall contain the statement that such law is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety or convenience. [A separate vote shall be taken on the preamble by call of the yeas and nays, which shall be recorded, and unless the preamble is adopted by two-thirds of the members of each house voting thereon, the law shall not be an emergency law; but] if the governor, at any time before the election at which it is to be submitted to the people on referendum, files with the secretary of the commonwealth a statement declaring that in his opinion the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety or convenience requires that such law should take effect forthwith and that it is an emergency law and setting forth the facts constituting the emergency, then such law, if not previously suspended as hereinafter provided, shall take effect without suspension, or if such law has been so suspended such suspension shall thereupon terminate and such law shall thereupon take effect: but no grant of any franchise or amendment thereof, or renewal or extension thereof for more than one year shall be declared to be an emergency law.

Massachusetts Constitution
Thanks.

Sounds like what the governor did was constitutional.

The only argument I could see being made it does doesn't constitute an emergency, but the state constitution doesn't define what an emergency is. In that case, the question is a political one and courts aren't going to overrule in those kinds of cases.
 

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