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The 17th Amendment to the Constitution states that, in the event of a vacancy in the Senate, the state legislature may empower the governor to appoint a replacement to serve out the remainder of the term. All but five states still retain this outdated procedure, although it raises some troubling...
Instead of allowing the appointment of a senator to remain in the hands of a single individual, the Senate should follow the policy of the House of Representatives and fill empty seats by special election. The current system of gubernatorial appointments seems reminiscent of the framers’ original conception...
We applaud Senator Russ Feingold, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, for introducing a constitutional amendment this week that requires special elections to fill Senate vacancies. While special elections are often expensive and difficult to execute in a short amount of time, they are necessary to ensure...
Frustrated by years of wrangling with city business restrictions and what he considers infringements of his First Amendment rights, Kenneth A. O’Brien—owner of the used bookstand on Mass. Ave between Linden and Holyoke Streets—said he plans to give away his entire...
Kibler challenged the constitutionality of the ordinance, saying that the First Amendment protects his right to sell books.