Orange Line passengers needed to leap for his or her lives into the Mystic.
A Democratic state rep is combating a petition marketing campaign backing a poll query to repeal the regulation giving driver’s licenses to unlawful immigrants. He’s being applauded as a substitute of condemned by his occasion.
This comes because the Democratic-controlled Legislature stays out of contact with the over-taxed and inflation-stressed residents of Massachusetts.
Bay State Attorney General Maura Healey is watching all this unfold properly whereas working for governor with the November election closing like a runaway T prepare. That’s an apt analogy as a result of if nobody can gradual her down, Healey would be the rubber stamp Beacon Hill has been salivating over since Deval Patrick took his drapes and headed off into the personal sector.
Healey is now being requested to step in and cease fellow Democrats from intimidating petition seekers making an attempt to let voters resolve if the Legislature acquired it proper by giving unlawful immigrants a quick lane to a license.
Why does she even must be requested? Collecting signatures so voters may be requested in the event that they assist or reject a regulation handed by the one-party bosses on Beacon Hill is known as democracy. We’re a blue state, not a fiefdom.
GOP gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl is now becoming a member of MassGOP in calling out Healey.
“I am calling on Maura Healey to do her job and join with me in condemning attacks on people gathering signatures for a ballot question to repeal the law giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants,” Deihl wrote.
“I support these signature gatherers’ right to exercise their political liberty free from intimidation, harassment and physical violence. I expect Maura Healey — who is currently our state’s top law enforcement official — to do the same thing notwithstanding her personal political leanings.”
It’s a savvy political transfer on Diehl’s half, whereas he’s in a main race with fellow Republican Chris Doughty, nevertheless it’s additionally embarrassing. This is a glimpse into the longer term if Maura Healey is elected governor.
Healey is taking part in it protected by not making waves whereas AG. That’s precisely what this state doesn’t want. Massachusetts is dwelling to John Adams and the primary draft of the U.S. Constitution. We want daring management from those that are keen to take an unpopular stance for the larger good.
Stop intimidating these amassing signatures for a poll initiative. We’re speaking to you state Sen. Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton).
He advised the Herald greater than every week in the past he’s proud to be protesting signature gatherers trying to overturn the state’s new immigrant license regulation.
“I have been proud to support the Work and Family Mobility Act, and oppose the effort to repeal the law, sharing with voters my point of view,” he stated making an attempt to clarify why he’s exhibiting up at grocery shops as signatures are being collected.
It’s very clear he’s frightened the regulation will likely be overturned if everybody — within the privateness of the poll field — can vote. They gained’t have to face hurtful accusations from the left. They will simply have the ability to vote in peace.
Maura Healey must say so. She wants to maneuver on anybody who goes too far — and we state right here that Jamie Eldridge has gone too far.
But we gained’t maintain our breath ready for Maura Healey to rapidly condemn fellow Democrats for being out of line. No. She’s all in on being Gov. Rubber Stamp.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”