Having now shown himself to be above the law, can we next expect King Deval to proclaim, as kings do, that he is actually descended from above?
Here is how it has played out in recent days. After Senator Edward Kennedy's recent death, the Obama administration found itself perhaps one Senate vote short of passing its threatened health care bill. Massachusetts law, passed to restrict former governor Romney's powers of appointment, prohibited our governor from appointing an interim U. S. senator to save the health bill. Sensing stress and opportunity, the Kennedy family and the White House took a sudden interest in the Massachusetts legislature, and pressured them to overturn this prohibition. Which of course they did, as the good little sheep that they are.
However, Massachusetts law also imposes a delay of 90 days on new statutes before they become effective. Oh my goodness, what to do! That would be too late to rescue the health "reform" act in the United States senate.
Again sensing disaster in Washington, the Massachusetts legislature filed a bill to declare an emergency and waive the 90-day delay. But it did NOT pass the Massachusetts House by the necessary 2/3 vote. Hooray for democracy! But behold, Beacon Hill found a way out. Governor Patrick decided unilaterally to declare an emergency, and to waive the 90-day delay, thus setting himself up to single-handedly get the health reform bill passed in Washington and to bankrupt the United States and Medicare recipients all at once.
He promptly appointed Kennedy friend Paul Kirk as interim "Senator." In our opinion, Mr. Kirk is no more a legitimate Senator representing Massachusetts than I am. He is an apostle of King Deval and Lord Obama. Nevertheless, we expect little to be done about it in our little Northeast Kingdom.
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