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?
We checked in with the Illinois Attorney ...
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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 ...
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Illinois Attorney General Gets a Grade of "C-"
washingtonpost.com - 12/15/2008
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What Happens With Obama's Seat?
Talking Points Memo —
... The Illinois attorney general's office tells us they're researching the question now. Meanwhile, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is calling on the Illinois legislature to immediately call a special election for the seat to deprive Blagojevich of the power to name Obama's successor. ...
Gangster: The Rod Blagojevich Story
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
... ...and if you're wondering whether Blagojevich could still appoint himself to the Senate seat, the answer is that no one seems to know.
The Blagojevich Fallout
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... The ultimate judge and jury of senate appointments, we should remember, is the Senate itself, which has the Constitutional authority to decide who it seats in its chamber. There might be some precedent in the New Hampshire senate race of 1974, when the winner of the race remained unresolved after several recounts, and the Senate declared the seat vacant and than mandated a special election. Dick Durbin, Illinois' senior senator, is also calling for a special election. Alternatively, the Senate could simply wait until Blagojevich resigns or is impeached before accepting a ...
Who Will Appoint the New Senator from Illinois?
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
... Greg Sargent notes that Blago Can Still Make The Appointment, despite now being under investigation for trying to trade the appointment for personal favors. As long as Blagojevich is in office (i.e., doesn’t resign or isn’t impeached), he retains the power to fill the slot. ...
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mypetjawa.mu.nu 12/16/2008 — Guess they feared the electorate, because they knew they'd get their asses thrown out of office. No matter - they're just delaying the inevitable. But now, we get the amusement of watching the most brazen, crazy, lunatic, mentally-unstable psychopath ...
So. Who Will Appoint the Next Illinois Senator?
motherjones.com 12/9/2008 — Looks like it is Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn , the man on the right. He better have zero uncovered corruption scandals in his past, because the entire national media is going to turn its eyes to him as soon as it's done digesting Fitzgerald's ...
Blago to Appoint Illinois Pol to Obama Senate Seat
blogs.abcnews.com 12/30/2008 — Scandalized Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will today appoint Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Obama. Burris was Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 until 1995. Then-state senator Obama backed Burris over ...
Listen to the Generals
mudvillegazette.com 10/28/2008 — A general (okay - an Attorney General ) rescues the troops : Virginia Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell issued an opinion yesterday in the dispute over absentee ballots used by members of the armed forces, saying that they must be counted.
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Editorial - The Former Attorney General’s Legal Bills
nytimes.com 11/21/2008 — The Justice Department has reportedly agreed to hire a private attorney to represent Alberto Gonzales, the former attorney general, in a federal lawsuit that accuses him of politicized hiring. It is galling to think that Mr. Gonzales, whose department ...
Here's Your Way Out, Blago!
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/9/2008 — Here at TPM World Headquarters we were kicking around various ways Blagojevich can extricate himself from his rather dire plight. And we think we finally hit on a solution.
Blago should use his one phone call to contact Patrick Fitzgerald himself ...
Obama and Blago
politico.com 12/10/2008 —
David Axelrod denied earlier today that Obama had spoken to Blagojevich about the Senate seat, but not that the two men had spoken, and a reader points out that the last time they actually met is obvious -- Obama's visit to the National Governors ...
Breaking: Blago To Fill Obama's Seat
minx.cc 12/31/2008 — Chutzpah, defiance and the hair...that's the Blago we've come to know and loathe. Gov. Blagojevich today is expected to name former state Comptroller and Attorney General Roland Burris to Illinois' vacant U.S. Senate seat, a knowledgeable source said ...
Blago Busted
shakespearessister.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been arrested and taken into federal custody by the FBI, charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery. The charges allege that Blago, and his chief-of-staff John ...
More about Mrs. Blago
michellemalkin.com 12/10/2008 — Yesterday, I noted Illinois First Lady Patty Blagojevich’s rather unladylike mouth , as detailed in the criminal complaint against her crooked hubby. [...] Read the rest »
A special election for Obama's seat? —
First Read 12/9/2008
From NBC's Carrie Dann Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois called today for a special election to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, saying that "no appointment could produce a credible replacement" in light of this morning's arrest of Gov. Rod ...
Illinois lawmakers want special Senate election —
Reuters: Politics 12/9/2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The heads of the Illinois state legislature said on Tuesday they will call the General Assembly into session to pass legislation on a special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
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