As someone pointed out on an earlier thread, he Burris served his purpose. He was the 60th vote on the Porculus bill. Now they don’t need him any more.
We might be better NOT giving him the boot, since if we do, they may put someone in with a better chance of getting re-elected in two years. Otherwise, maybe we can replace him with a Republican senator.
Let the Dirty Dems and their media flunkies fight this one out.
I agree. Sow as much discord among these Rats as you can. How dare they try to remove the only Black Senator! Burris will not be easy to remove. I hope he fights this and refuses to step down. If it comes to a vote in the Senate they will need 2/3’s to remove him. I would advise all Republicans to vote, “present.” Let them remove the thorn in their side themselves.
That theory has been debunked elsewhere. The Senate requirement for cloture is 60% of active members. There were 99 active members (since the contested Minnesota is still vacant), so that means 60 votes were needed. But if Burris had resigned or never been appointed, and the Illinois seat was also vacant, then 60% of 98 active members is 58.8.
In other words, with Burris in the Senate, his vote helped reach the 60 mark needed for cloture. Without Burris in the Senate the Democrats would have had one less vote but they'd only have needed 59 votes for cloture. So Burris' presence or absence as a member of the Senate was irrelevant to the passage of the Stimulus bill.