R.I. House approves change in replacing U.S. senators
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A bill that seeks to strip the Governor's power to appoint a replacement in the event of a mid-year U.S. Senate vacancy passed in the state House today on a 64-to-6 vote. The bill will now head to the state Senate. Freshman Rep. Christopher Fierro, D-Woonsocket, said he filed the legislation in response to allegations that former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Obama. "It's not about Governor Carcieri or any governor," Fierro said today. "Who we need to empower is the people." The bill would require a special election unless the vacancy occurs after July 1 of an election year. In that case, the vacancy would be filled during the regular general electoral cycle. -- Reported by Journal Staff Writer Karen Lee Ziner, with archival reports from Katherine Gregg of the Journal State House Bureau 
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What a transparent power grab once again! Why empower the people is a code word for raw democracy of popular vote which translates to mob rule. The Senators were elected by each states general assembly and subject to recall by each individual state up to the early 1900s. Today we have no accountability and should go back to a constitutional republican with a representative democracy. The last presidential election also proved what our founding fathers feared. That is sooner or later a Usurper would get into office as President and the means of recall once the courts and congress failed to do their job during the election process as to vetting and or the MSM evaporated into the pockets of the ruling class was the 25 th amendment either impeachment or a partition to the Federal Attorney General. Last peaceful approach would then be a federal grand jury of the people. Today the journey continues!
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