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Illinois House Impeaches Blagojevich
Fox ^
| 1/9/2008
| Fox
Posted on 01/09/2009 8:40:51 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Driven by anger and politics, the Illinois House has voted to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
The unprecedented action sets the stage for a Senate trial on whether he should be thrown out of office for corruption and abuse of power.
The governor seemed to acknowledge the inevitable when he issued a statement Thursday night that looked past the House vote and predicted a different outcome in the subsequent Senate trial. His statement criticized the hearings leading up to the House vote as unfair and biased.
A House committee has been studying the possibility of impeachment since shortly after the governor's arrest on federal corruption charges. On Thursday, the 21-member panel unanimously recommended impeachment, saying Blagojevich has abused his power and mismanaged the state.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: blagogate; blagojevich; bleepgate; impeachment; obamaspals
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To: Red in Blue PA; Admin Moderator
Mods, please move to Breaking News
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:41:17 AM PST
by
Red in Blue PA
(Guns don't kill people; abortion clinics do.)
To: Red in Blue PA
ABout three weeks too late.
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:42:10 AM PST
by
Badeye
(There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
To: Red in Blue PA
Bout time....now lets please move on I’m sick of hearing about it.
To: Red in Blue PA
Yo Blago, if you’re thinking of any pardons, you know, Clinton like, you better get moving now.
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:43:30 AM PST
by
Enterprise
(No Presidency for illegal aliens from Kenya.)
To: Red in Blue PA
Let’s start FRESH in Chicago Illinois
Illinois FReepette!
www.rosanna.pulido2009.com
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:43:59 AM PST
by
chicagolady
(Mexican Elite say: EXPORT Poverty Let the American Taxpayer foot the bill !)
To: Red in Blue PA
"The unprecedented action sets the stage for a Senate trial on whether he should be thrown out of office for corruption and abuse of power."After that they'll vote on whether the Pope should be Catholic and if bears should use the woods as a latrine.
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:45:44 AM PST
by
hometoroost
(Put not your trust in princes...in whom there is no help...happy is he whose hope is in the Lord.)
To: Red in Blue PA
What a joke we’ve become.
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:45:45 AM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
("You got that, camera guy?")
To: Red in Blue PA
The decision was nearly unanimous with a vote of 114-1.Hmmm. Wonder who the holdout was. The article doesn't say.
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:45:57 AM PST
by
bcsco
(Illinois politicians should be read their Miranda rights when sworn in to office...)
To: chicagolady
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:46:59 AM PST
by
bcsco
(Illinois politicians should be read their Miranda rights when sworn in to office...)
To: reagan_fanatic
I think it’s official now: Banana Republic USA.
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:47:31 AM PST
by
Red in Blue PA
(Guns don't kill people; abortion clinics do.)
To: VanillaBlizzard
Re:
“Bout time....now lets please move on I’m sick of hearing about it.”
____________________________________________________
Sorry VB, now it goes to the trial stage
To: bcsco
Obama still doesn’t have a vote, does he?;-)
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:48:05 AM PST
by
Red in Blue PA
(Guns don't kill people; abortion clinics do.)
To: Red in Blue PA
Free Blago - Impeach the False Messiah !
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:49:53 AM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: Red in Blue PA
50% + 1 is all that’s needed for conviction/removal from office?
Don’t know ILL Ssenate rules
To: Red in Blue PA
114-1, Someone is looking for some publicity...
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:50:31 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Red in Blue PA
Oh, Obama has a vote alright, but not directly. This is the Illinois Senate that will rule on impeachment; not Congress.
But you can be sure Obama will be “heard” loud and clear...
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:51:00 AM PST
by
bcsco
(Illinois politicians should be read their Miranda rights when sworn in to office...)
To: Abathar
Occam’s Razor- Blago probably only had the funds to pay one off.
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:51:47 AM PST
by
Red in Blue PA
(Guns don't kill people; abortion clinics do.)
To: Red in Blue PA
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:52:12 AM PST
by
John123
(The US may be going down the drain, but everyone else will drown first...)
To: Red in Blue PA
hmmmmmmm!!!!! If they didn't say, I betcha....just betcha!!
Obama still doesn’t have a vote, does he?;-)
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:53:03 AM PST
by
pollywog
(I will lift mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help. My help comes from the Lord...Ps 121)
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