legalinsurrection.blogspot.com - 12/15/2008
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The Brief and supporting motion papers filed by the Illinois Attorney General with the Illinois Supreme Court in support of the request to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich, now are available online . I have no idea what the Illinois Supreme Court will do on the motion, or if Gov. Blagojevich will ...
ilga.gov - 12/9/2008
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ilga.gov —
Constitution of the State of Illinois ARTICLE V
THE EXECUTIVE SECTION 1. OFFICERS The Executive Branch shall...
include a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller and Treasurer elected by the electors of the State. ...
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Illinois Constitution - Article V
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/9/2008
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A number of you have written to ask:
What happens to Obama's Senate seat now? Does Governor...
Blagojevich still have the authority to appoint Obama's successor to the open seat, now that he's been accused of, er, conspiring to sell that same seat? ...
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Illinois Attorney General's Office Not Sure Whether ...
chicagotribune.com - 12/12/2008
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chicagotribune.com —
Atty. General Lisa Madigan called on the Illinois
Supreme Court today to temporarily remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich...
from office and appoint Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn as acting governor, "so the business of the state of Illinois can go forward." One of her ...
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ROD BLAGOJEVICH CASE: Illinois Attorney General Lisa ...
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OUCH: Illinois Attorney General Gets a Grade of “C-”. “Is the Attorney General really suggesting t…
Instapundit —
... OUCH: Illinois Attorney General Gets a Grade of “C-”. “Is the Attorney General really suggesting that the Illinois Supreme Court should reach a conclusion to strip the elected Governor of the State of his executive powers because his political opponents think it would be best? Can’t the State’s chief legal officer come up with something better? . . . What is most shocking about the AG’s papers is that I expected so much more. Some case authority. Something other than strained arguments based on the dictionary. Something more high-brow than ...
Illinois Legislature Dithers
The Glittering Eye —
... filing the bill of impeachment against the governor that’s been ready for some timein order to further his daughter’s, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s, gubernatorial ambitions. Perhaps Illinois needs an anti-nepotism constitutional amendment.
AG Madigan hasn’t exactly been covering herself in glory with the case she’s filed with the Illinois Supreme Court. It’s been receiving substantial criticism cf. here, here, and here.
Worse yet the Illinois Supreme Court is all but certain to reject the ...
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