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GOP's Gregg Appears To Be Commerce Pick

DarkWizard12 said:
If your governor is smart(which he/she should be since it is NH), then the governor will appoint a republican to replace Gregg. Whether or not he'll be an actual conservative is another story. I can forsee a Chafee clone in the senate, if Gregg takes the job.
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He is smart, but he has been a bad governor. Our state is in insane debt and he doesn't know what to do. He might point a Repuplican, but Hodes is the front runner. Though if Bass does get it, is overall pretty conservative and is like Gregg in a lot of ways, so he would be the best choice in my opion.
 
RightinNYC said:
Why not? Nobody is forcing him to take the job.

If he were to resign tomorrow because he didn't want to be in politics anymore, the same thing would happen. Should people not be allowed to resign?
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Your right but what about the ability to heavily influence someone.

I mean he could be given lots of "benefits" for leaving the senate and taking the position.

Honestly, I just really don't like it. Its an unhealthy concentration of power for one group of people. No doubt it could come at the expense of the people of this country.
 
partier9 said:
I'm pretty sure Obama wouldn't force him to choose a canidate, but if Obama told Lynch that he wants a certain person to replace Gregg, Lynch would most likely listen to him and pick that person. Obama is the most powerful man in America what he wants will happen.
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I was referring to Obama telling Blagojevich who would replace Obama's Senate seat.
 
Harry Guerrilla said:
Your right but what about the ability to heavily influence someone.

I mean he could be given lots of "benefits" for leaving the senate and taking the position.

Honestly, I just really don't like it. Its an unhealthy concentration of power for one group of people. No doubt it could come at the expense of the people of this country.
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But these practices already occur every day, if somewhat informally. I appoint you to the Senate in exchange for your support when I run for reelection as Governor. I back you in your presidential campaign in exchange for your support for me as a Senator. It's only when it becomes exceedingly formalized a la Blagojevich that it becomes illegal.

(PS - According to the spellchecker in firefox, I'm trying to spell "Archipelago" when I write "Blagojevich" :rofl)
 
RightinNYC said:
But these practices already occur every day, if somewhat informally. I appoint you to the Senate in exchange for your support when I run for reelection as Governor. I back you in your presidential campaign in exchange for your support for me as a Senator. It's only when it becomes exceedingly formalized a la Blagojevich that it becomes illegal.
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Thats the part I don't like though the informal stuff is where most of the corruption happens.

Maybe I'm a bit naive to think that these people should take these positions for altruistic purposes but that is what should be happening.

We should hold them to higher standards than this.

RightinNYC said:
(PS - According to the spellchecker in firefox, I'm trying to spell "Archipelago" when I write "Blagojevich" :rofl)
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:lol:
 
Choice of Gregg would not hurt GOP, McConnell says - The Boston Globe

Senator Judd Gregg, the New Hampshire Republican who is the leading candidate to be secretary of commerce, has assured Senate colleagues that he would be replaced by a person aligned with Republicans even though the appointment would be made by the state's Democratic governor, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said yesterday.

McConnell's statement raised questions about whether some kind of deal has been made regarding Gregg's replacement before President Obama has announced his pick for the commerce job.

In an interview on CBS-TV's "Face the Nation," McConnell said, "Senator Gregg has assured me that if this were to happen - if it were to happen - he would not change the makeup of the Senate. In other words, whoever is appointed to replace him would caucus with Senate Republicans."

That means Gregg's replacement would either be a Republican or an Independent who would agree to be aligned with Republicans.
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Carl Tobias, a University of Richmond School of Law professor who has examined the appointment powers of governors, said he was surprised that McConnell would "imply" that a deal had been made before the nomination was announced by Obama.

Tobias said it was particularly surprising given the controversy that has surrounded Senate appointments by the governors of Illinois and New York. "I don't think there is a question of legality," Tobias said. "The question is, is it appropriate to make those kind of advance commitments. It is a matter of appearance. It is somewhat problematic given what we've seen recently. It is troubling, I think, to have people saying that before any appointments have been made."

Tobias said he had thought the recent controversies over appointments would make governors skittish about any action that would raise questions.
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