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...Fried approached the whole question of rent control with what can only be described as ideological fervor," said Michael H. Turk, co-chair of the Cambridge Tenants Union, one of the groups opposing Fried. "This was someone who had an agenda, which essentially meant wiping out tenant protections, and he was essentially hell-bent on doing...
...What we saw was something much more intemperate and utterly inappropriate for someone who would serve on the court," Turk said, saying he was disturbed by Fried's opposition to rent control...
...From what he has said, we believe that he could not be impartial in adjudicating and interpreting [local] laws," Turk said. "His view of home rule is one that we think is very damaging to the powers of localities, and that extends far beyond rent control to the way in which the Commonwealth itself is constructed...
...Turk said yesterday the two groups--the tenants union and the Save Our Communities Committee--fear Fried's conservative voice on the high court could bode badly for tenants in future constitutional battles with landlords and real estate interests...
...utterly mean-spirited instrument to decimate rent control and put at considerable risk many thousands of low- and moderate-income tenants," said Michael H. Turk, chair of the Cambridge Tenants Union...