tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/10/2008
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It's official: The Illinois legislature is now on track to pass emergency legislation to fill Barack Obama's former Senate seat by special election, rather than allow Gov. Rod Blagojevich to make an appointment under these circumstances. Here's the statement from state Senate President Emil ...
politico.com - 12/11/2008
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politico.com —
The stinging criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod
Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris raises...
lots of questions for President-elect Barack Obama.
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7 Blago questions for Obama
suntimes.com - 12/13/2008
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suntimes.com —
Gov. Blagojevich will decide early next week --
perhaps as early as Monday -- whether he should...
resign, a source close to the governor told the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Blago could decide future by Monday
motherjones.com - 12/9/2008
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motherjones.com —
BLAGO UPDATE.... Thanks partly to this being a
slow news day and partly to the sheer juiciness...
of the whole thing, the blogosphere is ablaze with chatter about the arrest of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges. Main theme: the guy ...
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Blago Update
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Illinois: What Happens Next
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
Fairly Safe Assumptions: 1. The Senate will refuse to seat anyone appointed by Rod Blagojevich, as it has the authority to do. (Knowing this, indeed, it is unlikely that any credible politican would accept Blagojevich's appointment in the first place.) 2. The Illinois Legislature will meet in a special session ASAP, and call for a special election to be held sometime in early 2009. Contingencies and Unknowns: 1. How long will it take to hold the Special Election? When members of the House depart, ...
IL-GOV Legal Explainer
Daily Kos —
... does not require that state legislatures empower them to do so. Under the 16th Amendment, "When vacancies happen in the representation of any state in the Senate, the executive authority of such state shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, that the legislature of any state may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct." And as of now, this is looking likely. If such an effort fails, however ... Expel the ...
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The site, Friendsofblago.com, is the ...
A Special Election In Illinois ?
themoderatevoice.com 12/10/2008 — Word is starting to circulate that there may be a special election in Illinois instead of an appointment to fill the vacant Senate seat of President Elect Obama.
The story goes like this…… under the US Constitution the state legislature ...
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 ...
"7 Blago questions for Obama."
althouse.blogspot.com 12/11/2008 — From Politico: 1 – “Did you communicate directly or indirectly with Blagojevich about picking your replacement in the U.S. Senate?”.... 2 – “Why didn’t you or someone on your team correct your close adviser David Axelrod when he said you had spoken ...
Illinois Dems Move To Force Blago To Leggo
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/12/2008 — Illinois Dems are stepping up their efforts to impeach Blago :
Key Illinois Democratic legislators are circulating a letter urging support for the impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested this week on federal corruption charges ...
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