If his seat remains vacant, the Democrats will only have 59 votes in the Senate, one short of the 60 needed to overcome the Republicans’ procedural blocking tactics.

Massachusetts’s current rule requiring a special election to fill a Senate vacancy was only brought in in 2004 by the state’s Democrats.

They feared that if then-presidential candidate John Kerry had won that year’s presidential election, thus vacating his Massachusetts senate seat, his replacement would have been chosen by then-governor Mitt Romney, a Republican.

I can’t believe the Dems are getting away with such obvious partisanship.  In 2004, they changed the rules as a political move to prevent a Republican appointment. Now they will change the rule back to maintain power.

At least try to obscure legislation strictly for political gain, Mass politicians.

You can see him speak here:

He’s being adulated for being young, enthusiastic and spirited but to me, he’s just frightening.  One of my favorite things about Ron Paul is that he’s soft spoken but carries lots of information with his words.  Does Kokesh think he can win the congressional seat by yelling at people?

*disclaimer – I have have only seen him in a few videos.

H/T – Young Americans for Liberty