A selfless and aware gesture. And very, very sad.
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), who is battling brain cancer, has asked his state’s governor and legislative leaders to change the succession law to ensure Massachusetts has two seats in the Senate, according to The Boston Globe.
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The letter to Gov. Deval Patrick (D) and the Massachusetts state House and Senate leaders does not mention the healthcare battle over Kennedy’s own health issues, according to the Globe, but makes it clear that Kennedy sees it as vitally important that there be a way to fill a seat more quickly than under his state’s current system.
“I strongly support that law and the principle that the people should elect their senator,’’ Kennedy writes in the letter.
“I also believe it is vital for this Commonwealth to have two voices speaking for the needs of its citizens and two votes in the Senate during the approximately five months between a vacancy and an election.’’
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