Finally. Senate Democratic leaders today cleared the way for Roland Burris to be seated as a senator from Illinois ... As late as midday Friday, Senate officials were insisting that Mr. Burris lacked the necessary credentials - under Senate … [Read more...]
Hilarious update on Burris: IL Supreme Court tells the Senate to read its own rules
The comedy really never stops with this. Today, the Illinois Supreme Court held that Jesse White, the Illinois Secretary of State, could not be forced to countersign Governor Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris to the US … [Read more...]
Senate running out of reasons not to seat Burris
Here's the Secretary's statement: The certificate did not comply with Senate Rule II in that it lacked both the signature of the Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, and the Seal of the State of Illinois. But here are the relevant … [Read more...]
Lefty, righty bloggers agree: seat Burris
I wouldn't have expected this, but a National Journal blogger poll in which I participate came up with some interesting results when it asked whether the Senate should seat Roland Burris. Left-Leaning (18 votes)Right-Leaning (18 … [Read more...]
Just seat Burris and be done with it
As soon as Blago was arrested, there was a flurry of activity around the eminently sensible idea of changing Illinois law to provide for a special election instead of a gubernatorial appointment to fill Obama's Senate seat. But that … [Read more...]