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RIP, Ted Kennedy

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jcm8/26/2009 9:35:03 am PDT

re: #125 Kosh’s Shadow

Lizards were asking about the succession plan:
Gov. Patrick says successor plan ‘reasonable,’ would sign it
Here is the entire article:


I think the provision against the appointed person running for the seat might be giving them pause, as they’d have to find one person good enough to be appointed, and someone who would win in the election.

It was Kennedy to pushed have the succession changed from appointment to special election. He didn’t what the (R) governor appointing a successor to Kerry should he have won in ‘04.