Hey Mitt, what about “let the people vote”?
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney was quick to say things like “[w]e must now act to preserve the voice of the people and the representatives they elect” when the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that same-sex couples had equal rights to marry.
As the law currently stands, Romney would appoint an interim senator to replace Kerry. The appointee would not face an election until 2006, when they would be able to run as an incumbent after having been in office for almost two years; that election would be to fill out the term until January 2009. In other words, for a third of the 6-year term, the seat would be held by an unelected gubernatorial appointee. You know, like the SJC judges.
I’m absolutely certain that the crowds of pro-amendment folks who came in for the Constitutional Convention will soon be outside Mitt’s office chanting “Let The People Vote”…won’t they?
The truly ironic quote is at the bottom of the article, though:
“You really don’t want to create a monopoly that has so much power it is going to change the law in such a blatantly partisan way and at a time when people are really looking to have fairness and equality on Beacon Hill,” Romney said.
Yes, Mitt. People are looking for fairness and equality, and you’re the one trying to deny it to them.
