State Senator Jon Husted of suburban Dayton says he is drafting legislation that will require such vacancies to be filled by special election."
Toledo Blade story
Not a good idea.
There are reasons we let state government leaders (in this case the Governor) make these decisions for us:
- It is the Governor's job to appoint if an opening occurs. We knew this before we elected him, so this should have been taken into consideration when we cast our votes for Governor.
- It's OK to let a state government take their time and consider who they want to represent the state in the US Senate. This is still supposed to be a Republic, not a media driven, mob ruled, hysterical Democracy. You'd think a Republican (like Husted) would remember that.
- If the reason for the proposed change is the recent issues in Illinois and their Governor Rod Blagojevich.....we can take care of that by not voting for a Governor candidate like Blagojevich. We should trust the voters.
- Governor Strickland is no Rod Blagojevich......maybe Jimmy Carter, but not Rod Blagojevich
Leave our system for picking open Senate seats alone. It's worked fine in the past. I don't really want uncle Ted to pick our next Senator (and he probably won't, this is a red herring on Husted's part), and that being the case we should work all the harder in electing a conservative Governor. Let's hope the GOP doesn't end up nominating another Bob Taft liberal.
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I found it interesting that Husted would be commenting upon something so far outside of his scope. I figured that Husted would stick with things that affect the dismal economy of Ohio rather than putting his two cents into a national issue. But I guess he wouldn’t really comment upon something that he caused and fueled.
ReplyDeleteOne plug, I operate a weblog devoted to the repeal of the 17th Amendment; it’s a bit of hobby. If you have the time please check it out and the “recommended reading” I have posted along the right side. It provides some good background on the subject.
http://repealthe17thamendment.blogspot.com/