Sightings: June 2, 2006

Gov. Romney Has Lots of Precedent to Ignore SJC Ruling
The most celebrated ignoring of a Supreme Court ruling was when Pres. Abraham Lincoln refused to enforce the 1857 Dred Scott decision, which had declared that a Negro slave was the property of the master, regardless of whether they were in a slave or a free state.  Lincoln said in his Inaugural Address of 1861 that if he did so, the people would have ceased to be their own rulers:             "if the policy of the Government upon vital questions affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court, the instant they are made...the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their Government into the hands of the eminent tribunal."
He flatly refused to enforce the court order, and he is universally applauded for refusing to enforce that illegal ruling.  Related Story- Romney Can Be A Hero and Ignore SJC Ruling

Mass. Democratic Party Chairman Tells A.P. The Democrats Would Be Unsuccessful This Year Without Ted Kennedy
	The veteran Chairman of the Mass. Democratic Party, Philip Johnson, tells A.P that the Democrats would be unsuccessful this year without Ted Kennedy.              According to him, Senator Kennedy and his family are “the backbone of the Democratic Party. I don’t think we would be successful without them.” The Senator addresses their state Convention in Worcester tonight.

Tony Snow Continues to be Just Like His Predecessor

Tony Snow continued to be just like his predecessor yesterday as he quietly read statements to the press while the Democrats continued to pound the President. The only one who appears  happy with Snow is his boss, the $25 billion/year corporation, NewsCorp the parent of Fox. They now have direct access to the Oval Office whenever they want it. They make Pinch Sulzberger and his New York Times look like a tiny, inconsequential ant. They don’t care what havoc is being caused by Sen.  Chuck Schumer et al.

Congressmen Continue to be Ignored on Fox
            The 110 Congressmen who had Chris Wallace so impassioned last Friday before his Sunday morning letdown on his show on Fox are still non-existent anywhere on Fox News,, even on the Brit Hume show.

Ford Motor Company Will Rue the Day It Started Promoting Homosexuality
           Ford Motor Company will soon be sorry that it has started promoting homosexuality as the American Family Association has started a nationwide boycott of Ford. Why the financially-ailing giant would take the risk of alienating many consumers on a non-business issue is difficult to understand.

New Seat Belt Law Failed Because of Racial Profiling
	The new seat belt law was defeated last week in the Massachusetts House  It would have allowed police to stop drivers who were not using a seatbelt even though they hadn’t first committed a moving violation (such as speeding),             It was defeated because Rep. Bryan Rushing (D-Boston) urged: “It’s been proven that racial profiling by law enforcement officials exists in Massachusetts.”
For whatever reason, most residents were happy to see it go. When the vote came, it lost by a vote of 76 in favor and 80 opposed to the new law. Only the week before, the Senate had voted 24-15 in favor, and it had cleared the House in January by a margin of 76 to 74.

Medical Doctors Are Not Gods and Goddesses
           MassNews will begin a series on healthcare next week which will show that the average citizen wants to control his or her own health and does not want the government to interfere. When they begin to understand that universal health care is not in their best interest, they will turn against it as they did when Hillary Clinton almost ruined her husband’s political career in 1991 and 1992.

Ray Neary’s Letter to Majority Leader John Rogers
          Ray Neary’s letter to House Majority Leader John Rogers has caused many to begin considering how to remove him from the House at the election in November.

“Fathers & Families” Plans Big Push to Avoid Any Further Injury to Children of Divorced Parents
          The members of “Fathers & Families” are planning a big push to avoid any further injury to children of divorced parents. Their suggestions will be detailed next week by MassNews.