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fivethirtyeight.com - 1/1/2009
Reid Has Few Ways to Block Burris Appointment
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I'm going to be repeating myself here, but as the reporting on this story has been poor (save for the Huffington Post and a couple of other outlets), it appears to be necessary. The notion that the Democrats can refuse to seat Roland Burris out of hand is, at best, constitutionally dodgy. This ...
Cornyn Uses Reid’s Burris Tactics to Refuse Seating Franken
firedoglake.com - 1/2/2009
Cornyn Uses Reid’s Burris Tactics to Refuse Seating Franken
— firedoglake.com — Over at Swampland, K-Tum has the inside scoop on how the Democrats plan to keep Burris from... being sworn in: The first thing the Senate leadership plans to do is to demand, under Rule 2 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a certificate ... (more) Cornyn Uses Reid’s Burris Tactics to Refuse Seating Franken

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If The Senate Democrats Accept Lieberman, Why Not Burris?
firedoglake.com - 12/31/2008
If The Senate Democrats Accept Lieberman, Why Not Burris?
— firedoglake.com — Having had a chance to digest all the back-and-forth over the appointment of Burris, I really can't... see any reason why the Senate should not seat him. The Illinois legislature had their chance to strip Blago of his appointment power and call a ... (more) If The Senate Democrats Accept Lieberman, Why Not Burris?

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The Ugly Legal Optics of Harry Reid’s Burris Battle
emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 1/2/2009
The Ugly Legal Optics of Harry Reid’s Burris Battle
— emptywheel.firedoglake.com — h/t MCCS1977 Earlier this morning, Jane wrote a fantastic post, "Burris and Blago: What Happens Now?" ,... that lays out most all of the concerns with the obstreperous position taken by Harry Reid and the Democratic leadership. I would ... (more) The Ugly Legal Optics of Harry Reid’s Burris Battle

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Top Ten Cloves: Ways Harry Reid and Democrats can keep Roland Burris from taking Senate seat
The Reaction — ... seat in the Bernie Madoff Scandal Bonus Burris-Blagojevich Hijinks Deb Cupples: Blagojevic Shoots U.S. Senate the Bird Attytood: Between Barack and a hard place: Blago picks a senator Think Progress: Former U.S. Atty: Blagojevich appointment shows he’s ‘crazy like a fox,’ playing to future black jurors Nate Silver: Reid Has Few Ways to Block Burris Appointment ...

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