House Candidate Geoghegan: Senate Appointments Violate Constitution

House Candidate Geoghegan: Senate Appointments Violate Constitution
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IN 2009 four new senators will slip into office -- all in violation of the Constitution, which requires a special election to fill a Senate vacancy. Colorado, Delaware, hapless Illinois and star-struck New York will have senators "elected" by a single voter, the governors who appoint them.