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Paging Patrick Fitzgerald....
Crooks and Liars asks how different is the political horse-trading over Judd Gregg's Senate seat in New Hampshire really that different from the scam that Blago tried to pull in Illinos. The bottom line. as Sen. Russ Feingold states here, is that we need a constitutional amendment to bar this nonsense of gubernatorial appointments.
"But the apparent behind-the-scenes deal-making that went on to determine who will fill Senator Gregg's vacancy is alarmingly undemocratic. Once again, Americans will be represented in the Senate for nearly two years by someone they had no hand in electing. As the number of Senators appointed to their seats continues to rise, it's increasingly clear that we need to fix this constitutional anachronism. It is time to pass a constitutional amendment to end appointments by governors and the political gamesmanship they encourage."