Burris Being Refused to be Seated in the Senate

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Don't forget that the IL Supremes are elected and understand politics. Their ruling today was in that way perfect. It sided with SoS White that he had no obligation to sign under IL law since this appointment was not a commission requiring such under state statute, and the SoS duly recorded the appointment as valid. It also aided Burris by validating the appointment and indicating that relief was available to Burris by merely asking the SoS for verification of the recorded appointment. The ball went right back to Sen. Reid who is of little political interest to the IL Supremes.

[muon2]

The Republican hacks have basically forced him to be seated, since they argue that Franken shouldn't be seated if Burris isn't seated.

The Congressional Black Caucus applied much more pressure than the GOP. Most GOP'ers here do not approve of Burris' appointment - it was made under a cloud. However, IL law says otherwise, and it's been affirmed by the state Supreme Court. If Franken meets MN law for election certification he should be seated.

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What Blagojevich did went way beyond the misdeeds and malfeasance of any other IL politician in the last 30 years. There's a reason that he was impeached.