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Blago Has Been Impeached
The Illinois state House has voted to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Here are the vote numbers: 114 Yes, 1 No, 1 Present.
Blago's impeachment now proceeds to the state Senate for a trial, in the same process as the federal constitution uses. He is widely expected to be out of office as soon as early February, if not sooner.
Late Update: For those who would like to find out, the person who voted No was Chicago Democrat Milton Patterson, and the Present vote -- which is essentially the same as a No vote -- was Chicago Dem Elga Jefferies.
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114 to 1. Wonder who the lone dissent vote came from....
January 9, 2009 11:35 AM | Reply | Permalink
And one Present, which is the same thing. It won't take long before their names are known.
January 9, 2009 11:37 AM | Reply | Permalink
True. And then people will start to wonder why.
January 9, 2009 11:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
Patterson and Jefferies, both Chicago southside Reps. One has to wonder...
January 9, 2009 11:50 AM | Reply | Permalink
...I bet they're "on tape"...
January 9, 2009 12:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
And I'll bet you're right. . .
January 9, 2009 1:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
Woot!
January 9, 2009 11:41 AM | Reply | Permalink
Gee, what a shock! I would never have seen this one coming in a million years.
January 9, 2009 11:48 AM | Reply | Permalink
With Blagojevich headed downhill, Roland Burris may soon follow. Here's an interesting article on both men.
FROM THE ARTICLE: "ALL AROUND THE 'BURRIS-Wheel'"
http://okwassup.blogspot.com
FULL ARTICLE:
http://okwassup.blogspot.com
January 9, 2009 11:50 AM | Reply | Permalink
For those that don't know, this entire exercise is just a way for Burris to engrave "U.S. Senator" on that mausoleum.
Okay, Roland, you can engrave the mausoleum. Can we have the job back now?
January 9, 2009 11:53 AM | Reply | Permalink
lol. Why didn't he build himself a pyramid?
January 9, 2009 11:55 AM | Reply | Permalink
You haven't seen the mausoleum.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/73/196788746_9dc7faeed0.jpg?v=0
January 9, 2009 11:58 AM | Reply | Permalink
OMG.
There's some sort of pathology at work here.
January 9, 2009 12:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wow. I'm almost speechless. That's almost bigger than a pyramid! It is also easy to see on it in big words: "Trail Blazer."
January 9, 2009 12:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Is that a mandate for Burris?
January 9, 2009 11:51 AM | Reply | Permalink
Blago: "Thank you all for coming. I knew it would only be a matter of time before I was to be vindicated. As you have heard the Illinois State House has voted 114 to 1 in support of ME! This is overwhelming --"
Aid: "psswswsss"
Blago: "What??!?"
Aid: "Pssswssws!"
Blago: "Dammit! Nevermind..."
January 9, 2009 11:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
LOL!
January 9, 2009 1:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Even if Blago's booted out of office, how can the Burris appointment be rescinded retroactively?
January 9, 2009 11:58 AM | Reply | Permalink
If Blago is impeached before Burris is certified, then Quinn can rescind the appointment and make his own. Not saying that's going to happen, but it's possible. It's just as likely Quinn will re-affirm Burris' appointment to avoid a messy fight.
January 9, 2009 12:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ah, now that IS interesting!
January 9, 2009 12:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
I should have said impeached and removed from office. As we've seen, there's a big difference. Not that I doubt it will happen, but the IL-Senate trial will take enough time that Burris will likely be certified and seated by then.
January 9, 2009 12:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Glad you caught that, impeached and removed. And I agree the timing doesn't work out to block Burris. Somebody wrote that Obama wants this settled by the time of the inaugauration, which is a week from Monday. Chicago press says an Illinois Senate trial will take three weeks, but they only have one before the inauguration.
Think Blago will resign?
Me neither. So if it's true that Obama is hoping for this timetable (which is like him and I don't see Reid standing in the way), if Burris gets certified this coming week, he should be a Senator before the inauguration. (If he gets certified after the inauguration, the timing may become less pressing.)
January 9, 2009 12:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
I thought at first that Blago would resign rather than be removed from office. After the big "F.U." that was Burris' appointment, it seems pretty clear he will not.
January 9, 2009 1:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh, my record is worse on that! I *predicted* on here he'd resign weeks ago (before I got myself schooled by an actual Chicagoan closer to the picture)! You and I have both now been educated!
January 9, 2009 1:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
I remember that comment you made. I believe I stated at the time that Blago wouldn't resign. :-) The man - much like his Senate appointee - is completely without shame.
In an earlier comment today, I also mentioned that Obama appears to want this matter put to bed before 1/20. No distractions, and maximum Dem firepower in the Senate, as he goes about getting legislation through.
January 9, 2009 4:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
I don't see how going to bat for Burris achieves the goal of no distractions. I'm going to go out and make a prediction that when all the tapes come out Burris is on them and that the GOP makes a big deal of his associations with Obama (and Obama's forcing him into the seat).
I sure wish Obama wasn't caught up with all these crooks.
January 9, 2009 5:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
"I remember that comment you made. I believe I stated at the time that Blago wouldn't resign. :-)" I just think how lucky I am to have you on here schoolin' me, Boyd Reed! Right you were! :)
January 10, 2009 4:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Can you say, "lynch mob?" The representatives who voted "no" and "present" did the right thing.
January 9, 2009 12:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
they should feed him to the Israeli Defense Forces
January 9, 2009 1:09 PM | Reply | Permalink