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news.yahoo.com - 1/4/2009
Reid cites "legal authority" to bar Illinois pick - Yahoo! News
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Sunday that "legal authority" exists under the Constitution to bar embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, but added there is also room to negotiate. Under the ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/5/2009
Reid To Coleman: It's Over. Concede.
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — In a statement given to Election Central, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has called upon Norm Coleman to concede defeat in the Minnesota Senate race. Reid also reminded Coleman of his own calls early on in this process for Franken to concede and ... (more) Reid To Coleman: It's Over. Concede.

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msnbc.msn.com - 1/4/2009
Jan. 4: Harry Reid, Richard Engel, roundtable
— msnbc.msn.com — Transcript of the Jan. 4, 2009 broadcast of NBC's 'Meet the Press,' featuring Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Richard Engel, Jeffrey Goldberg, Katty Kay, Hisham Melhem, Andrea Mitchell and David Sanger. (more) Jan. 4: Harry Reid, Richard Engel, roundtable

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Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama replacement pick
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 1/4/2009
Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama replacement pick
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — A quick update on the Democrats' molten stew that is the scandal surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his controversial appointment of Roland Burris as the state's new senator to fill the vacant seat of president-elect Barack Obama .  ... (more) Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama ...

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Stubborn Facts:  Burris Update: Harry Reid, Emperor!

FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog:  Harry Reid Cites BOGUS “Legal Authority” to Bar Roland Burris from Obama’s Senate Seat

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Burris Update: Harry Reid, Emperor!
Stubborn Facts — ... Forget the Constitution and the Rule of Law--Harry Reid asserts that a majority in either the Senate or the House may exclude anyone they want to, for any reason or none. ...

Harry Reid Cites BOGUS “Legal Authority” to Bar Roland Burris from Obama’s Senate Seat
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... Harr Reid may be an “ol’ trial lawyer” but his legal authority is flawed and will be tested in the courts should he have the BALLS to bar Roland Burris from taking his rightfully appointed U.S. Senate seat this week. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Sunday that “legal authority” exists under the Constitution to bar embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s pick to fill President-elect Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat, but added there is also room to negotiate. Under the Constitution, Reid ...

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Roland Burris?
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — Harry Reid still seems to think that the Senate can refuse to seat Burris. Nyet , say I ; see also this . I will emphasize anew that we would not have come to this impasse if the Illinois state Democrats agreed to change the law so that a special election would have been required to determine the identity of the next Senator from Illinois, instead of keeping the power to appoint in the hands of the Governor merely because Illinois state Democrats did not want to risk losing the seat in an election. How very un-democratic this decision was. And ...

Stop If You Have Heard This Before
N/A — ... the more vehemently somebody declares how “clear” something is.  If things were as clear as Harry Reid claims things are in his bid to block Burriss as United States Senator from Illinois, Reid wouldn’t have to raise his voice so loud. ...

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Roland Burris?
RedState: Conservative News and Community — Harry Reid still seems to think that the Senate can refuse to seat Burris. Nyet, say I; see also this. I will emphasize anew that we would not have come to this impasse if the Illinois state Democrats agreed to change the law so that a special election would have been required to determine the identity of the next Senator from Illinois, instead of keeping the power to appoint in the hands of the Governor merely because Illinois state Democrats did not want to risk losing the seat in an election. How very un-democratic this decision was. And ...

Harry Reid’s Constitution
damnum absque injuria — Harry Reid has an interesting view of the U.S. Constitution: Under the Constitution, Reid said, “We determine who sits in the Senate. And the House (of Representatives) determines who sits in the House. So there’s clearly legal authority for us to do whatever we want to do. This goes back for generations.” So the Constitution allows the Senate and the House to decide who their own respective members will be. Not the governors who appoint them on occasion, or the voters who elect them under normal circumstances. It’s up to the legislative bodies themselves. So why have ...

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latimesblogs.latimes.com 1/8/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says it is totally ridiculous for "a lot of people" to suggest that his leadership of the barring of African American Roland Burris from the U.S. Senate and his reported pre-arrest recommendation to ...
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Reid cites "legal authority" to bar Illinois pick — Reuters: Politics 1/4/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Sunday that "legal authority" exists under the U.S. Constitution to bar embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, but said ...
Reid on Burris: 'We are going to do what we have to do' — CNN Political Ticker 1/4/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D Nevada, is not pulling any punches in what is increasingly shaping up to be a likely confrontation between Senate Democrats and Roland Burris, who has been named by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod ...
With Senate Set to Return, Uncertainty Over Obama’s Seat — NYT > Politics 1/4/2009
As Roland W. Burris prepared to claim his seat, the majority leader insisted the Senate has the legal authority to bar him. >
Reid denies trying to nix Black choices to replace Obama — CNN Political Ticker 1/4/2009
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