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A Day In The Life Of Rod Blagojevich
Daily Kos —
... And that is where things stand today. In the coming days, the lawyers will argue over exactly what Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution means, Roland Burris will be put under a microscope, the Republicans will milk the story for all it's worth, and we'll be left to speculate on Rod Blagojevich's motives for taking this course of action. ...
Harry Reid: A Man Of Letters
Riehl World View —
... Please understand that should you decide to ignore the request of the Senate Democratic Caucus and make an appointment we would be forced to exercise our Constitutional authority under Article I, Section 5, to determine whether such a person should be seated. ...
More On The Senate's Power To Review The Blago Appointment Of Burris
TalkLeft —
... Professor Kalt accepts that there clearly are situations where the Senate can choose to not accept a "return" of a Senate election or appointment. Who decides what those are? The Senate or the Court? A textual reading of Article 1, Section 5 tells us it is the Senate: ...
Jeff Norman: Harry Reid: The Most Corrupt of the Corrupt?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... say it's irrelevant that an appointee's qualifications may be judged only according to criteria specified in the Constitution. They say the real issue here is the Senate's constitutionally prescribed authority to judge returns, which they believe appropriately involves scrutinizing the process that led to Sen. Burris's appointment. Even though no case law has been cited to support their position, they might be right. But the issue seems highly debatable. ...
Today in Congress
Daily Kos —
... So, why all that nonsense about House Concurrent Resolution 26? Because Article I, section 5, clause 4 of the Constitution provides: Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting. So the House was going to adjourn just until the 30th (two days) unless the Senate told the House it concurred (Get it? Concurrent Resolution?) in H. Con. Res. 26, approving an ...
