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Blago Names Burris
Rhymes With Right —
... the Governor, specifying the person appointed, the office conferred, the date of the appointment, the date when bond or oath is taken and the date filed. If Senate confirmation is required, the date of the confirmation shall be included in the register. There is nothing optional or discretionary in this. His failure to do so will lead to state court action to require White to do his job. That means lots of drama on another front in Blago-gate. And the federal constitutional crisis? I'll let Eugene Volokh explain this one . If there's some evidence that Burris's appointment was ...
More Reading on Burris, and Another Attempt at Legal Analysis
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... sound argument. Firstly, some smart folks arguing that the Senate probably does have the right to exclude Burris: Akhil Reed Amar and Josh Chafetz, Slate Lyle Dennison, SCOTUSBlog Jack Balkin, Balkinization And here are some other smart folks arguing that no, the Senate probably does not have such authority: Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money Brian Kalt, Concurring Opinions Eugene Volokh, Volkoh Conspiracy The crux of the argument seems not to be, as I questioned ...
The Blago/Burris Circus Continues On
Flopping Aces —
... And that ego is what made him accept Blago’s offer as he tries to stick a thumb in the eye of those who have torn him down. Hell, another black politician had turned down the seat prior to Burris. But not Roland. And for that I’m thankful…..Let Burris have that seat (some say he can’t be denied the seat while ...
What the GOP senators should do about Burris
Betsy's Page —
... argue that the Senate is well within its Constitutional powers to refuse to seat the nominee of a process tainted by the accused corruption of Rod Blagojevich. Eugene Volokh and ...
