Where is our honesty? Is there no commitment to justice or fairness? We give lip service to being a country run by the “rule of law”. This week, in an area where our forefathers fought for the principles of democracy and freedom, the political process stretched this premise to the limit. The State of Massachusetts passed a provision that permitted a sitting Governor to appoint a temporary Senator to replace the late Senator Ted Kennedy. This law was passed to directly contradict a law passed to deny a sitting Governor of an opposing political party that same right. When our politicians “stoop” deliberately and in full public view to act in this manner in open disregard for fairness and the people look on in approval why should ordinary American citizens take to seriously the “rule of law”? Have we no shame?
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