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Richard E Massey

Billerica, MA
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4 years 12 weeks

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Posted on 03/04/10 at 12:11 pm in response to Democrats aim to "pledge and pass" health care reform bill

Minnesota's Senator Al Franken continues to show what a great Statesman he is with "Pledge and Pass" initiative to get Health Care Reform up to the White House in a form that can be reworked in the future.
Sen. Franken has politely titled the appeal, Pass and Pledge. But, the reality is that Senator Franken is actually separating the wheat from the chaff, in Congress, and seeing who among our elected officials is legit.

The elected officials who represent The People will be the...

Posted on 01/28/10 at 05:06 pm in response to Franken offers bill to limit foreign influence in U.S. elections

Out of the total membership of the United States Senate, who is the one that introduces the legislation to prevent foreign interests from influencing our Democratic Election process.
The Honorable Gentleman from Minnesota.
Senator Al Franken.
Remember how much money got spent to keep Al Franken out of the Senate?
A Kings ransom. All the money the GOP could possibly raise.
We have a fine Lawmaker in the Senate with Senator Al Franken there to keep an eye on...

Posted on 06/02/09 at 06:32 pm in response to Supreme Court oral arguments: Did Coleman prove enough to overturn three-judge panel's decision?

Eventually, the Truth would be told.
This started-out an Election.
Transitioned into an ill-conceived Election Contest.
Transformed into a Bad Faith, GOP-sponsored, tactic to delay the swearing-in and seating of the Democratic winner of the election.
Decomposed into the lifeless, meaningless, time-consuming, further obstruction and delay tactic which would be presented to the Minnesota Supreme Court, disguised as an Appeal of a crusading politician intent on rescuing...

Posted on 06/02/09 at 04:18 pm in response to Coleman, Franken face the Supremes, later, calmer post

My view of this is that the whole Case is and was never about the disenfranchisement of even one voter. I think the Justice's know that the suit was brought forth in bad faith. Eventually, it would arrive at the point where the Supreme Court would get to deal with it. Rather than refusing to hear the case, the Supreme Court used the Oral Argument time to let the Appellant know what they thought of the case that Coleman used as an excuse for not conceding the election to Franken, and the GOP...

Posted on 05/18/09 at 08:26 pm in response to Coleman's reply brief as seen by Rick Hasen

Coleman's Reply Brief seems to have been written by a washed-up Playwright whose best idea to convey the sympathy he needs from the audience in the final scene, places a heartbroken young girl sprawled-out on the floor under the only bed in the Intensive Care Unit, with the plug-in to the Life Support System in her trembling hand, trying desperately to focus through her tears, to plug back-in the Respirator which the Trial Court had ordered removed, after three Cardiac Specialists...

Posted on 05/17/09 at 05:34 pm in response to Team Coleman tells court how to deal with ballot disparities

Interestingly, Coleman says in the response: "The Court changed the rules of the game." No. They didn't. But, what the response does is not to change the rules of the game; but, actually change the game.
Coleman was Struck-Out twice in Trials. He hit foul balls and complained that the Umps got the call wrong. He got 3-Outs in the Game but stayed-up at bat hitting a few more fouls. Now, after Losing at Baseball he wants the Supreme Court to Rule like it was a Football Game and if the...

Posted on 05/28/09 at 03:25 pm in response to Update: Franken brief rips merits, quality of Coleman case

Being one who actually watched the entire Election Contest, I disregard the notion that Coleman brings this Case to the Minnesota Supreme Court expecting a Ruling in his favor. After watching the Case be presented to the Election Court, my opinion is that there is no legitimacy to Coleman's Case, the Suit is wrongfully brought to Court, and the whole Contest nothing but a Bad Faith, GOP-funded, dirty-trick's type tactic employed to keep Senator Franken from being seated in the Senate. I...

Posted on 05/13/09 at 01:44 am in response to Update: Franken brief rips merits, quality of Coleman case

Frankens Brief simplifies the matter. Franken reminds the Court that the Case is an Election Contest. At issue is who got the mosts votes and wins. The Franken Brief addresses the issues presented in the Election Contest and comments on why the Lower Court got it right. Further, the Franken Brief treats the new issues raised by Coleman as not being relevant to the determination of what took place and got decided by the Lower Court. Franken tells the Supreme Court what is the misdirection...

Posted on 05/31/09 at 11:55 pm in response to Coleman/Franken and "Equal Protection," part the fourth

Due Process.
Disenfranchisement.
Constitutional Rights.
Smoke. Mirrors. Scantly-clad pretty girl.

Don't be fooled by any of the misdirections that Norm Coleman want you to shift your eyes toward while he switches the matter before the Court from "Who got the most votes" to a host of issues implying that the Totals and the Secretary of States Certification is in question because some people had their vote rejected.

Yes! Some votes were rejected. Rejected not...

Posted on 02/26/09 at 12:51 am in response to Coleman-Franken trial: Day 23 offers entertainment – inside and outside the courtroom

Team Coleman Caught Tampering With Evidence -- Coaching Witness To Lie!

Team Coleman tried using a ringer in Court. Didn't get away with it. Got caught red-handed. The broad they somehow enticed to tell a Coleman favoring story got nabbed in the act. She admitted her part in the conspiracy while her butt was still applying pressure to the seat of the witness stand. Outraged Judges promptly threw her testimony out. The Judges also told her to get her lying ass off the witness stand....