Senator-Elect Scott Brown to be Sworn in Feb 4, 2010

This is great news as Majority Leader Reid and others Dems have been pushing through legislation that the Acting Senator Kirk from MA should not have been voting on but far be it from the Democrats to play fair. We are extremely happy to see Senator-Elect Brown take the necessary steps to take the oath tomorrow. We find it almost comical for the Democrats including the MA Governor and Reid to say they had no problem and were planning to do it anyone because we don't believe that for a second.

We are still waiting to find out how the MA Rep was seated (2 days) compared to Brown, but we are not going to hold our breath.

Congratulations Senator Brown as tomorrow is going to be a huge day for Republicans when the Democrats no longer have a 60-vote margin and will have to listen to Republican ideas for a change if they want to get any legislation past.

Brown pushes for swearing-in tomorrow (Feb 4, 2010)
By Hillary Chabot
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - Updated 3h ago

U.S. Sen.-elect Scott Brown has demanded his official swearing-in ceremony be pushed up to tomorrow afternoon saying there are upcoming vital votes in Congress – and the governor’s office said today he’ll get his wish.

A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) also tells the Herald there should be no issue with seating Brown tomorrow.

“He was the one who suggested Feb. 11, but if he has certified papers there’s no reason he can’t be sworn in tomorrow,” said Jim Manley, Reid’s spokesman.

Brown sent a letter through campaign lawyer Daniel Winslow asking Gov. Deval Patrick sign his election results by 11 a.m. tomorrow. Patrick had already planned to sign the paperwork at 9:30 a.m., his staff tells the Herald.

“While Sen.-elect Brown had tentatively planned to be sworn into office on Feb. 11, he has been advised that there are a number of votes scheduled prior to that date,” Winslow wrote in the letter. “For that reason, he wants certification to occur immediately. As he is a duly elected U.S. Senator from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts he is entitled to be seated now.”

The letter did not detail which key votes Brown wants to weigh in on, but there will be a controversial vote to confirm pro-union candidate Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board.

“We request results be certified without delay ... so we may deliver an original by hand to Secretary of the US Senate in time to allow Sen-elect Brown to be administered the oath of office by Vice President (Joseph Biden) tomorrow afternoon.”

In an interview with the Herald last week, Brown has said he would like to start work immediately but was fine with the Feb. 11 date because Senate leadership had been promised work on health care reform wouldn’t go forward.

Brown has been waiting to be seated for nearly a month while U.S Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Lowell) was sworn in 48 hours after she was elected in 2007.

Brown spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said the Feb. 11 swearing-in date was a tentative target for planning purposes.

“Since the election results are now complete, there’s no reason to wait. Senator-elect Brown wants to take his seat and participate in the votes that are coming up,” he said. “There are votes coming up on nominees for GSA administrator, Solicitor of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board.”

Excerpt: Read more at Boston Herald