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To: LindyBill who wrote (285814)	12/30/2008 9:38:17 PM
From: Tom Clarke	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793838

Can Harry Reid Stop the Blago-Burris Express? No way!! Blago just rolled Reid! LOL!

To: LindyBill who wrote (285814)	12/30/2008 9:44:24 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution says: "Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members." >>Article 1, Section 5, Clause 2: Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member. Since Burris is now legally the Senator from Illinois (assuming Blagojevich signed the proper documents), the only way to remove him would be for two thirds of the senate to vote for his expulsion. Without just reason that Burris is ineligible to hold that office, where are those votes coming from? (And if corruption in Congress is the concern, look no further than Senator Dodd and Representative Rangel.) althouse.blogspot.com