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usatoday.com - 1/6/2009

Poll: Half say Burris should be blocked from Sen. seat

— usatoday.com — In a spectacle that spilled onto the Capitol steps, Burris was turned away from the Senate Tuesday... as the 111th Congress was gaveled into session. His lawyer, Timothy Wright III, said the Illinois politician was considering more negotiations or a ... (more) Poll: Half say Burris should be blocked from Sen. seat

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foxnews.com - 1/7/2009

Sen. Feinstein Breaks With Democrats to Back Burris Appointment - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker

— foxnews.com — A key Democrat broke with her Senate colleagues Tuesday to support Roland Burris in his controversial bid... to assume Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee that soon could take up ... (more) Sen. Feinstein Breaks With Democrats to Back Burris ...

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Dianne Feinstein

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balloon-juice.com - 1/7/2009

Whip Me, Beat Me, Call Me Trash

— balloon-juice.com — I couldn’t sleep, having foolishly had a cup of coffee after dinner, so I was lying in... bed flipping between the midnight Hardball re-run and whatever disaster show was on the History channel, when at the end of the hour, Pat Buchanan, Susan ... (more) Whip Me, Beat Me, Call Me Trash

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Roland Burris

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Surely a Sign of the Apocalypse:
The Volokh Conspiracy — Erwin Chemerinsky and I agree on something. In Dean Chemerinsky's words, Like it or not, Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich has the legal authority to appoint Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate, and Burris, the state's former attorney general, should be allowed to take the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Senate Democrats are on weak constitutional ground in trying to deny a seat to a properly selected individual. Their claim to the power to exclude a lawfully chosen senator could create a dangerous precedent.

The Problems With The Pro-Blago/Burris Argument
TalkLeft — ... Problem Number 1, acting, as Erwin Chemerinsky does, if your judgment that the Senate would be ill advised to reject Roland Burris, the Blago Farce appointee, is the equivalent of violating the Constitution. Chemerinsky writes: ...

Jeff Norman: Victory For Blago and Burris is Imminent
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... even before Rod Blagojevich appointed Roland Burris to the United States Senate: "The standstill between Blago and his fellow Democrats is a problem of the party's making. It would actually be best for everybody if the governor were to fulfill his obligation to choose a new senator." With every moment that ticks by, the truth of that contention becomes more evident, and Harry Reid's outrageous obstinance becomes a greater liability. In a Los Angeles Times editorial published Tuesday, respected law professor ...