Monday, June 3, 2013

Sen. Lautenberg Dead

In the news today at Ace of Spades is the report of the demise of Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ author of the famous Lautenberg Amendment which allows a vindictive soon-to-be-ex spouse to make her soon-to-be-ex partner into a federal felon without his knowledge at the stroke of a local judges pen.

Mr. Lautenberg won his seat after retiring when a N.J. judge illegally put him on the ballot after the deadline for establishing candidates had passed. Seems the designated replacement was losing in the polls and rather than lose the seat, the Dems pulled Frank out of the retirement home and had him added to the ballot. The law is, of course, whatever the judge you own says it is.

Gov Christie will now appoint a successor, probably using the laws of primogeniture, to fill the remaining  15 months of Lautenbergs term. Notwithstanding that the seat would have gone to a Republican, absent cheating in the last election, Christie is expected to give the seat to a Dem in order to improve N.J.'s chances of actually getting federal aid for the hurricane Sandy damage.

Most popular suggestions for the honor are currently Bruce Springsteen, and Snooki.

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