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Reid Has Few Ways to Block Burris Appointment
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... 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. ...
Blago Names Burris
Rhymes With Right —
... Jesse White. The appointment was instantly rejected by Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White who said he would refuse to certify Burris' selection.... His argument amounts to a claim that the current legal cloud under which Blagojevic finds himself makes the appointment illegitimate. However, does that apply to all appointments, or just to this one -- and on what basis does he make and enforce that judgment. Another constitutional crisis, this on the state level. And wherein lie the constitutional crises ? Well, let's start with the state constitutional crisis. After all, ...
The Senate Can Block Blago’s Appointment
Daily Kos —
... There’s some debate about whether or not the Senate has the power to block Blago’s appointment. But even if they don't have the power to block the appointment, they do have the power to delay seating Burris. ...
Left's Selective Use Of Divisive Racial Rhetoric Especially Apparent
The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney —
... In the hours since embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich outfoxed his Democratic rivals (no kidding!) by appointing an African-American to the US Senate, we've seen many Antique Media references to Blago and his supporters ...
Legal Roundabout
Hotline On Call Part Deux —
... However, many legal experts concede that Blago and Burris can't be stopped. For one, they say White's refusal to certify the pick is an empty threat. According to the IL state charter, it is the "duty" of the sec/state to "countersign and affix the seal of state to all commissions required by law to be issued by the Governor." In other words, the certification of Burris "is more or less a perfunctory act," ex-FEC attorney Ken Gross told the Huffington Post. ...
Senator Burris: Much Ado About Little
The Moderate Voice —
... It didn’t sound like it to me, so I was glad to see that Huffington Post checked in with a legal scholar to examine the question. Their conclusion sounded pretty much in line with what I was thinking, which dates back to a previous court decision limiting how much freedom the Senate has in refusing to seat its members. ...
Can the Senate reject Burris?
Political Animal —
... , a constitutional law expert at Yale Law School, said, "[T]he fact of the matter is the governor of Illinois is acting under his lawful authority as the governor of Illinois.... It's quite a different thing to say that the lawful governor of a state cannot make an appointment because they don't like what they've heard about him." Sam Stein spoke to another legal scholar concluded that the Senate doesn't have a choice here: "Burris has met all of those qualifications: he's over 30, been a US citizen for 9 years, he's an Illinois resident; he was appointed by the executive ...
No More Mister Nice Blog — ... The big headline right now at the Huffington Post is "Roland Burris Almost Certain To Be Seated, Legal Scholars Say." The Illinois secretary of state (who says he'll ...
A Day In The Life Of Rod Blagojevich
Daily Kos —
... began again on whether the Senate could legally block a Blagojevich appointment. The answers range from yes, to maybe, to no, guaranteeing only one thing...this thing will end up in court. ...
U.S. Senate swearing-in tomorrow...mostly.
BlueOregon —
... . The guy seems to have more balls than brains, or at least I thought so early on. Blagojevich has appointed state AG Roland Burris to replace the Senate seat vacated by Obama. But Reid and Senate Democrats have said that they won't seat anyone sent up by the guy who tried to sell Obama's seat. I've seen arguments on both sides--some claiming that Reid will have no legal option but to allow Burris to step in. Reid seems to be screwed here. ...
