Exactly. And the State of Illinois complied with that provisio in the 17th Amendment by passing 10 ILCS 5/25-8 (see post 51). Burris will win, unless he’s playing for something else.
And the State of Illinois complied with that provisio in the 17th Amendment by passing 10 ILCS 5/25-8 (see post 51). Burris will win, unless he’s playing for something else.
Burris isn't playing for anything else. Blagojevich is playing this precisely by the book. From an AP article yesterday:
The second-ranking Democrat, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, acknowledged that his Blagojevich has the state constitutional authority to fill the vacancy. “The Senate of the United States has the U.S. constitutional responsibility to decide if Mr. Burris was chosen in a proper manner and that is what we’re going to do,” Durbin said.gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/01/05/
Durbin opens his mouth again, but this time he tells the truth. The issue now is, how will Reid, et al get even?