Govs. Blagojevich and Minner, both Ds.
If so, then the people have no say or vote in the matter.
The Constitution has always left it up to the states (for the legislatures to decide, usually, but not always, by giving the full authority to the Governor). So, voters do have a choice by holding state legislators accountable.
How long will the newly apponted Senators to the IL & DE seats vacated by Obama & Biden last before the appointed Senators are up for election?
They'd both be up to permanently assume the seat in 2010. In IL, the person would be running for election to the new term to being in 2010. In, DE, it would be for the rest of Biden's term which ends in 2014.
I've been reading at www.lonlang.com about the proposal to repeal the seventeenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution so that state legislatures (not governor) would select and elect the Senators. the citizens would directly vote for their Representatives, but not the Senators. However, the citizens would also elect their state legislators (Delegates or Assembly-person) who would then select and elect the Senators for each state. There is no mention (that I can find) of 'term limits' but it would be great if the state legislatures that select and elect the Senators just sent each one for one 6-year term and then the next legislature send the next ones...staggered of course.