Posted on 01/29/2009 4:03:57 PM PST by Kolb
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Senate voted to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office Thursday, marking the first time in the state's long history of political corruption that a chief executive has been impeached and convicted.
The 59-0 vote followed several hours of public deliberation in which senator after senator stood up to blast Blagojevich, whose tenure lasted six years. And it came after a four-day impeachment trial on allegations that Blagojevich abused his power and sold his office for personal and political benefit.
The conviction on a sweeping article of impeachment means the governor was immediately removed from office. The Senate also unanimously voted to impose the "political death penalty" on Blagojevich, banning him from ever again holding office in Illinois.
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You can bet if Blago isn’t very quietly provided for in a financial-sense, he will go right to the book-deal/talkshow circuit. He will haunt Emanual/Jackson, Jr./Obama until the cows come home.
Frankly, I think he’s going to have an accident.
Wow, a political ‘curb-job’...
He made a great speech today. If he starts naming names as he was doing in his speech I expect the fireworks have only begun.
That is what this is all about. Protecting the new Messiah.
When asked what he was going to do, rod should have said "since I can no longer run for office, I'll have to become a community organizer."
I'm Shocked!
59-0 vote
Now if they can just vote Republican in the next election — I know I’m dreaming. <sarc off
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