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3720-To-One t1_j37aojn wrote

Reply to comment by mikemerriman in From the first female governor to the next: Jane Swift has some advice for Maura Healey by bostonglobe

And acting governor has all the same powers and responsibilities as an elected governor.

She was the governor.

All “acting” means is that she wasn’t elected as governor and was serving out the rest of her predecessor’s term.

It’s like saying LBJ wasn’t POTUS when he finished out the rest of JFK’s term.

I can assure you, on November 23rd, 1963, LBJ was in fact the POTUS.

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mikemerriman t1_j37bs52 wrote

and you're right - LBJ (and gerald ford for that matter) were POTUS, however the Mass constitution https://malegislature.gov/Laws/Constitution#chapterIISectionII only allows for the Lt Governor to perform the duties of governor - not become the actual governor.

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3720-To-One t1_j37erlq wrote

And it’s a distinction without difference.

It’s like saying Massachusetts isn’t a state, it’s a commonwealth. For all intents and purposes, it’s the same thing with zero difference.

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mikemerriman t1_j37b0as wrote

I understand its a distinction without a difference. But shoddy reporting is inexcusable.

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