Procedure for Replacing U.S. Senator

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• • Not pleased with your decision-making process (4)
  • BobJefferson
  • September 18th, 2009
  Will, I also appreciate your being candid about the tough decision.  But this vote by the Massachusetts House is just the height of hypocrisy. After voting to deny Gov Romney the ability to appoint a Senator back in 2004, and then changing the law back to serve themselves is embarrassing…these people must have no shame. […]
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• • vote on interim senator – – Thanks. (0)
  • Richard Sailor
  • September 17th, 2009
  Thanks Will, and also for your thoughtful analysis and open communication.
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• • Interim Senator (5)
  • Michael Arnott
  • September 17th, 2009
  A tough choice, but I think you made the right decision.  For me, the fact that the interim senator will not run in the special election is important.  Am I right in understanding that that stipulation is only a requested pledge and not part of state law? If so, is it possible to make interim […]
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• • Interim Senator (1)
  • Milton Fatt
  • September 17th, 2009
  As a citizen of Massachusetts I urge you to support giving our Governor the authority to appoint an interim US Senator to fill Senator Kennedy’s seat. If my daughter needs health care services I don’t want to have to tell her that she doesn’t have it because the Massachusetts legislature voted against giving it’s citizens’ equal representation with every […]
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