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talkleft.com - 1/2/2009
More On The Senate's Power To Review The Blago Appointment Of Burris
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It's fun to read law professor's discuss constitutional issues. It is a different world than litigators like myself get to see. Here is a discussion by Professor Brian Kalt of Amil Akhar and Josh Chafetz article positing that the Senate can stop the Blago appointment of Burris. Discussion on ...
Aides: Democrats have plan if Burris shows up
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/2/2009
Aides: Democrats have plan if Burris shows up
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Senate Democrats will not allow Burris on the Senate Floor if he shows up next week. (CNN)... — Senate Democratic leaders think Roland Burris, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, ... (more) Aides: Democrats have plan if Burris shows up

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How the Senate can stop Blagojevich. - By Akhil Reed Amar and Josh Chafetz - Slate Magazine
slate.com - 1/1/2009
How the Senate can stop Blagojevich. - By Akhil Reed Amar and Josh Chafetz - Slate Magazine  ...
— slate.com — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (right) and former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (right)... and former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris Does the Constitution allow the Senate to refuse to seat Roland Burris, ... (more) How the Senate can stop Blagojevich. - By Akhil Reed ...

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blogs.chicagotribune.com - 1/1/2009
Democratic circus deserves Burris | Change of Subject
— blogs.chicagotribune.com — Roland Burris is a disagreeable mediocrity as a politician. Voters have rightly rejected him numerous times in... his bids for higher office—governor, U.S. senator, mayor of Chicago—because he's at least six parts ego to one part performance, a ... (more) Democratic circus deserves Burris | Change of Subject

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Firedoglake:  What, Oh What Is To Be Done About Burris?

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What, Oh What Is To Be Done About Burris?
Firedoglake — ... Big Tent Democrat: When will Burris be able to sue? Probably when Blago is removed from office, his replacement is in place and names a different person to fill the Illinois Senate seat, who is then seated by the Senate....The real world does ...

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fivethirtyeight.com 1/2/2009 — Since my previous efforts at constitutional analysis have been received with some (warranted) skepticism, let me first point you toward a series of arguments made on either side of the Roland Burris issue by people more qualified to tackle this stuff ...
What the GOP senators should do about Burris
betsyspage.blogspot.com 1/3/2009 — When Roland Burris shows up at the Senate asking or demanding to be seated, Harry Reid has stated that the Democrats in the Senate will refuse to seat him. There will need to be a vote on the question and the Republicans, although they don't have the ...
Burris Admits He Reached Out To Blago Adviser Named In Criminal Complaint
huffingtonpost.com 1/8/2009 — Inches away from securing a seat in the United States Senate, Roland Burris suffered what could be a serious setback on Thursday. Appearing before an Illinois House impeachment committee in regards to the role by which he became the Senate ...
Analysis: Must Senate seat Burris?
scotusblog.com 1/1/2009 — NOTE TO READERS: This post is another in a series exploring the meaning and scope of prior Supreme Court rulings — here, the June 16, 1969, decision in Powell v. McCormack (395 U.S. 486). Analysis Twice in recent days, the Democrats in the ...
Senator Burris: Much Ado About Little
themoderatevoice.com 12/31/2008 — Both here at TMV and in other locations across the intertubes I’ve been seeing all sorts of protestations, rending of clothing and gnashing of teeth regarding Rod Blagojevich’s decision to appoint Roland Burris to the now vacant Senate ...
Blago Approached Burris for Money Before Appointment
briefingroom.thehill.com 2/18/2009 — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother, Rob, solicited campaign contributions from Sen. Roland Burris (D) in the period leading up to his appointment to the Senate, Burris acknowledged Saturday. In an affidavit submitted last week to the ...
Blago Asked Burris for $$
patterico.com 2/16/2009 — This Chicago Sun Times headline says it all: Blago hit up Burris for cash . Well, maybe not all . There’s a little more to it: Burris forgot to mention this when he was first questioned under oath about such solicitations: Former Gov. Rod ...
Blago hit up Burris for cash
suntimes.com 2/14/2009 — Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother solicited U.S. Sen. Roland Burris for up to $10,000 in campaign cash before Blagojevich named Burris to the coveted post -- something Burris initially failed to disclose under oath before an Illinois House ...
Blago hit Burris up for "contribution"
dailykos.com 2/17/2009 — Via AP : SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—Sen. Roland Burris admitted Saturday that former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother asked him for a campaign contribution before the governor appointed Burris to the Senate. The disclosure is at odds with Burris' ...
Blago’s human shield strategy
michellemalkin.com 1/9/2009 — Man, is he milking it or what? [...] Read the rest »
POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Friday Jan. 2nd, 2009 — CNN Political Ticker 1/2/2009
CNN: Analysis: Constitutional fight looms over Senate seat The U.S. Senate is considered the most exclusive legislative body in the country, and members of its majority say they will not accept Roland Burris — tapped by embattled Illinois Gov. ...
Can Senate Dems block Burris? — First Read 1/2/2009
From NBC's Pete Williams In a tellingly candid statement, a senior aide to Senate Democrats this week said, "we're examining the precedents" and looking to see if "there may be grounds" for refusing to seat Roland Burris as the replacement for ...
Democrats plan cool reception for Senate appointee (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/3/2009
AP - Senate Democratic leaders plan to grant few if any privileges next week to Roland Burris, the man picked by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to represent the state in the Senate, even if Burris arrives on Capitol Hill with the proper credentials.
Roland Burris: ‘I am the Junior Senator for the State of Illinois’ — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/2/2009
Susan Davis reports on Congress. Illinois Democrat Roland Burris vowed his commitment to appear in the Senate next week despite assertions from Democratic leaders that they will not recognize his appointment by scandal-tainted Illinois Gov.  ...
Burris will go to Washington, friend says — CNN.com - Politics 1/3/2009
A clash over the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama will intensify next week on Capitol Hill when Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill that seat arrives in Washington.