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Attorney General May Prompt Court To Remove Blagojevich If He Doesn't Resign
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... is prepared to invoke an obscure Illinois Supreme Court rule under which the state's seven justices could vote to oust a sitting governor deemed unfit for office.
"The attorney general is prepared to take action but believes the Legislature should have a reasonable time to act," Madigan spokeswoman Natalie Bauer said.
Bauer did not specify a timeline for Blagojevich to resign or for the House and Senate to act on impeachment before she would get involved.
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Attorney General May Prompt Court To Remove Blagojevich If He Doesn't Resign
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... is prepared to invoke an obscure Illinois Supreme Court rule under which the state's seven justices could vote to oust a sitting governor deemed unfit for office.
"The attorney general is prepared to take action but believes the Legislature should have a reasonable time to act," Madigan spokeswoman Natalie Bauer said.
Bauer did not specify a timeline for Blagojevich to resign or for the House and Senate to act on impeachment before she would get involved.
Read the entire article.
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Hot Rod Blagojevich Can Still Fill Obama’s Senate Seat But Time Is Running Out
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... Now, it is a game of cat and mouse between Hot Rod and Fitz. A plea deal would have to be quick before the Illinois House impeaches the Governor or the Illinois Supreme Court ousts him. ...
Is Being a Crook a Disability?
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... Here in Illinois where there’s a will there’s a way. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan may speed Gov. Blagojevich’s departure by taking the matter to the Illinois Supreme Court: ...
Illinois Attorney General Threatens To Oust Blago In Court
TPM Election Central —
The pressure is definitely building on Rod Blagojevich to get off the stage:
If Gov. Blagojevich refuses to relinquish power and avoids impeachment, Attorney General Lisa Madigan is prepared to force his hand, aides said Tuesday.
The state's chief law enforcement officer is prepared to invoke an obscure Illinois Supreme Court rule under which the state's seven justices could vote to oust a sitting governor deemed unfit for office.
This would involve Madigan making the case that the court has the ability under the state constitution to ...
State AG may force Blagojevich's hand
Political Animal —
STATE AG MAY FORCE BLAGOJEVICH'S HAND.... Mulling over the various options for Rod Blagojevich's future, the most obvious possibilities boil down to resignation or impeachment. But there's another option to consider if the other two take too long. If Gov. Blagojevich refuses to relinquish power and avoids impeachment, Attorney General Lisa Madigan is prepared to force his hand, aides said Tuesday. The state's chief law enforcement officer is prepared to invoke an obscure Illinois Supreme Court rule under which the state's seven justices could vote to oust a sitting governor ...
The Anti-Democracy Democrats
Blue Crab Boulevard —
... has Harry spooked. He’s trying to head off that election, knowing how badly the rampant Democratic corruption in Illinois politics is playing in Illinois and the country as a whole. The only thing Blagojevich has left at this point is the ability to stymie Reid and stay in office. What doesn’t help Reid here is that Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn appears to be a) angling for the Governor’s office and b) is reportedly not liked by many in his own party. He’s a self-styled populist, according to this report . Right now anyone appointed to the Senate out of Illinois will be suspect, ...
