Jan 09 2009
Blagojevich impeached
The Illinois House of Representatives voted 114-1 today to impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich. The case now goes to the Illinois Senate for trial. If convicted, Blagojevich would be removed from office. Estimates are that the trial will last two to three weeks.
To further the case that the man is completely out of touch with any reality whatsoever, Blagojevich held a press conference after the impeachment vote came down. He stated that he was being impeached because the Illinois House is “retaliating against him for helping Illinois families.” He predicted that he would be exonerated of all charges in the Senate.
Meanwhile, Governor Blagojevich’s appointment to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-Elect Barack Obama remains in limbo. Senate rules require that the appointment by signed by both the governor and the secretary of state. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White refuses to sign off on the appointment of Roland Burris. Mr. Burris went to the Illinois Supreme Court in an attempt to force Mr. White to sign the certification. The Supreme Court today ruled that they would not force Mr. White to sign the appointment, but at the same time ruled that Mr. Burris does not need Mr. White’s signature to validate his appointment. Now we’ll see if the United States Senate will violate its own rules [see Standing Rules of the Senate, Rule II, Paragraph 2] in order to seat the Senator-designate from Illinois.
This just gets more fun by the day, doesn’t it?
