Back in 2004, the United States faced the very frightening prospect of John "Liveshot" Kerry being elected President. Amidst all the (temporary, thankfully) jubilation and gaiety, one (or more) of the hacks in the Massachusetts General Court (that's political-speak for the legislature) remembered that the corner office of the Statehouse was occupied by Mitt Romney, a Republican. This frightened the hacks because, at the time, Massachusetts law afforded the governor the opportunity to appoint a replacement to complete the term of the outgoing office holder. Faster than a speeding bullet, these so-called representatives of the residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sprang into action and passed legislation in a single day to strip this power from the governor. The only other reasons they would act that quickly on anything is to raise taxes,vote themselves a pay raise, or to ensure that they keep their hack holidays, Bunker Hill day and Evacuation day!
Fast forward to 2009. The corner office is infested by Deval Patrick, an incompetent moonbat liberal democrat (who was, not unlike the current travesty in the White House, elected only because of the color of his skin) and Edward Moore Kennedy is battling terminal brain cancer. The killer of Mary Jo Kopechne (on Chappaquiddick) is so incapacitated that he is absent at his own sister's funeral, but he supposedly has enough strength and mental capacity to send a letter to the legislature asking that they, get this, change the law so that the governor would be able to immediately appoint a replacement should the seat be vacated. Teddy is, as always, you see, "concerned" about his constituents and wants them to be, yet again, screwed-over by the government by having Barack Hussein Obama's farcical "healthcare" plan crammed down their throats.
You can't make this stuff up!
I have sent an e-mail to both of my state "representatives" insisting they oppose and reject any and all proposed changes to the law as it currently stands.