firedoglake.com - 1/2/2009
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Over at Swampland, K-Tum has the inside scoop on how the Democrats plan to keep Burris from being sworn in:
The first thing the Senate leadership plans to do is to demand, under Rule 2 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a certificate containing "the name of the person elected or ...
suntimes.com - 1/3/2009
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suntimes.com —
NO CIRCUS? | Says he'll try to avoid
a scene when he shows up to claim seat
WASHINGTON -- Roland Burris, being Roland Burris, put it to me this way Friday when we talked: "We are the senator." And we, that is he, the former Illinois attorney general, ...
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Roland Burris tells Lynn Sweet: 'We are the senator' ...
thehill.com - 1/2/2009
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thehill.com —
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) threatened Friday to filibuster
any attempt to seat Democratic Minnesota Senate candidate Al
Franken next week. The newly minted National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman said he had not whipped votes in the ...
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Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken seating
swampland.blogs.time.com - 1/2/2009
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Get ready for the standoff of Roland Burris
to get even weirder, as Senate Democrats map out
their options for dealing with disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's pick to replace Barack Obama. Suffice it to say that none of them is pretty. ...
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Blagojevich v. The Senate: Going To The Mat
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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... and seating Franken without a certificate of election.Or the effort to keep Roland Burris out of the chamber?: The U.S. Senate's sergeant at arms says he doesn't expect trouble when Roland Burris shows up to be sworn in as President-elect Barack Obama's successor on Tuesday. The sergeant at arms, Terrence Gainer, said he has known Burris for years. Gainer said in a telephone interview: ''He is a good man. He plays by the rules.''Jane Hamsher explains how the these two situations are inter-related. It's not pretty: ...
A Short Lived Concern For "The Rule Of Law"
TalkLeft —
... of disregarding the rule of law. In her latest post, she seems to be berating him for "sabotaging" JedL's plan to disregard the rule of law: ...
Harry Reid gets played again
Majikthise —
... publicly admits that his signature isn't necessary, iii) The same argument being used to exclude Burris is already being used by the Republicans to refuse to provisionally seat Al Franken pending the outcome of legal challenges to his victory in the Minnesota Senate recount. ...
The Party Of Racism? Which One?
DownWithTyranny! —
... to a Republican in a future election. Blagojevich spokesman Lucio Guerrero confirmed that Reid (D-Nev.) and U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)-- the new chief of the Senate Democratic political operation-- each called Blagojevich’s campaign office separately Dec. 3. Sources believe that at least portions of the phone conversations are on tape. Very nice. And you can count on Senate Republicans making it even worse and making Reid look like even more of a fool and a scoundrel than he already is.
Jane Hamsher: I Want To Play Poker With Harry Reid
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Upon reading this, Cornyn announces that Franken won't have a signed certification either, and the GOP will use it to keep him from being seated, ...
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I wouldn't have said it this way...
dailykos.com 1/10/2009 — The Star-Trib sees a problem for Franken: Democratic leaders made Burris' claim on the seat contingent on his ability to secure a formal election certificate from the state of Illinois, a document Franken will not have until Norm Coleman's ...
Can Franken Give Burris His Daily Affirmation?
fivethirtyeight.com 1/5/2009 — One of the quirks of the unresolved senate race in Minnesota and Illinois is that it really does the Democrats no good to have just one of Al Franken and Roland Burris seated -- they only gain ground if and when both get sworn in. This is why. ...
Reid And Durbin: No Seating Of Burris Yet -- But We Really Like Him
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/7/2009 — At their press conference just now, Harry Reid and Dick Durbin announced that there is no action being taken on Roland Burris' appointment to the Senate -- at least not yet.
"There's going to come a time when the entire Senate is going to have to ...
Reid, Punk’d By Blago Over Burris, Rejects The Rule Of Law
firedoglake.com 1/2/2009 — Harry Reid's back is against the wall.
He thinks that if he doesn't oppose Rod Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, John Cornyn and the Republicans will make the Democrats wear Blago around their ...
End game
washingtonmonthly.com 1/8/2009 — END GAME.... After this morning's developments, we can probably guess how the Roland Burris mess is going to turn out. Democratic leaders are not going to seat Roland Burris immediately, but are waiting for the outcome of pending court cases...
The Impact of 2 Missing Democratic Senators
openleft.com 1/7/2009 —
Total Senate
98
99
100
Dems
57
58
59
Factor
0.581633
0.585859
0.59
Committee
Members
Dems without Coleman, Burris
Dems with Burris
Dems with Both
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Harry Reid’s Doing the Right Thing
firedoglake.com 1/2/2009 — I've had my problems with Reid over the years, but he's not in the wrong on Blagojevich and Burris. This is not a racial issue. Long before Burris, a black man, was appointed by a corrupt governor, Reid said he wouldn't allow anyone, anyone, ...
The Ugly Legal Optics of Harry Reid’s Burris Battle
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 1/2/2009 —
h/t MCCS1977
Earlier this morning, Jane wrote a fantastic post, "Burris and Blago: What Happens Now?" , that lays out most all of the concerns with the obstreperous position taken by Harry Reid and the Democratic leadership. I would ...
Senate Democrats May Seat Franken Before Coleman Lawsuit Is Resolved
cqpolitics.com 1/11/2009 — Senate Democratic leaders won’t shut the door on the possibility of seating Democrat Al Franken before the state of Minnesota issues a certificate declaring a winner in the race. Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday appeared to back away somewhat ...
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