Comments on: Why Are Senators the Only People in America Who Take Senators Seriously?

By: douglas

douglas — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:25:52 +0000

The Senate probably does not have the constitutional authority to bar Roland Burris from office. Supreme Court precedent (the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. case said they can only use the narrow grounds under the Constitution (age, geography, etc.) and although that decision applied to a duly elected Representative, it would appear to apploy equally to governor’s appointments because the governor himself was duly elected.

However, the House and Senate have much broader powers to expell Senators. It takes a 2/3 vote but the Senate should easily obtain this, as the Republicans are still pressing for an election, wich they would have a chance of winning.

By all means try to stop this gutless ward healer (pace, Hunter Thomson.}

By: Teddy Partridge

Teddy Partridge — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:12:02 +0000

Yay, Thers! Excellent logic.

Betting on the asshole indeed.

Happy New Year!

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:01:25 +0000

late late nite upstairs

By: sarik

sarik — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:46:14 +0000

Good post.
Here’s my modest proposal: The senate should seat the Lieutenant governor while the present governor is under investigation. Pat Quinn (the LG) is a decent guy and not at all a machine politician. And HE should appoint Dan Seals senator. Dan Seals is a really good progressive politician who I’m pretty certain never gave Blago any money (Shouldn’t that be important? NO money given to Blago?) Seals would have won the last two elections for the House (this one was very close) if the Republican Party hadn’t poured tons of $$ into Mark Kirk-who-votes-with Bush 90% of the time-s campaign. Seals is a class act, and an African American with an ivy league education.
It would silence the false cries of racism if an African American (more articulate and Senate-worthy than Burris)
were offered the spot.

By: DrDick

DrDick — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:43:35 +0000

Every fucking second.

By: DrDick

DrDick — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:43:17 +0000

And fucking counting.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:40:07 +0000

18 more days

By: DrDick

DrDick — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:38:49 +0000

Night, Thers. Sweet dreams of a new, Bush free year.

By: newtonusr

newtonusr — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:38:36 +0000

can’t blame you
nite thers

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:38:16 +0000

g’nite thers