WOBURN -- Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons said Thursday he's noticed a common trend among leftist efforts to shut down the daily signature collection drives necessary to put the question of whether illegal immigrants should be entitled to receive state-issued driver's licenses before voters in the form of a referendum.
"The leftists harassing our volunteers are deploying what's known as a 'heckler's veto,' which happens when one side throws a big enough tantrum and creates enough of a nuisance to prompt police or store managers to have to shut down the collection drive altogether," Lyons said. "That's what's been happening in front of supermarkets across Massachusetts on a daily basis."
