Another quick one, as some exciting things are happening in the world of Ethan Quinn. I'll probably write up some stuff about it when it becomes more solid.
So I'll just make a quick statement:
Gov. Rod Blagojevich should have resigned. Even if the guy hasn't done anything illegal, he's violated the trust of his state, and he no longer has the political capital to be an effective governor.
That being said, he is still the governor. He hasn't been convicted of anything illegal yet, he hasn't been impeached, and no new laws have been passed restricting his power of appointment. I don't think the Senate should being deciding who is going to sit in the senate as long as the appointment is legal. Unless there is something to Illinois law that I don't know about, there is nothing illegal about Burris's appointment.
Burris should be the new junior Senator from Illinois.
I don't think Harry Ried or the rest of the Senate is doing the right thing here, though I understand where they are coming from. The Illinois legislature can impeach Blagojevich if they want, and pass a law calling for a special election for the Senate seat, cutting Burris's appointment short. But just not seating him because we don't like the guy who appointed him is not good government.
Burris should be the new junior Senator from Illinois.
About Me
- Ethan
- I'm an Army Reserve Officer and was recently admitted to practice law in the state of California. I graduated from the McGeorge School of Law. I'm pretty sure McGeorge is not proud of that.
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