Lesson 1 Don’t Try to Sell a Senate Seat
January 9th, 2009, Posted in UncategorizedNo Comments
An Illinois legislative committee Thursday unanimously recommended impeaching embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich amid corruption allegations.
Blagojevich was arrested last month after federal prosecutors alleged, among other things, that he tried to sell the Senate seat President-elect Barack Obama vacated.
The issue will now be taken up by the full Illinois state House of Representatives.
“Today is the day that we begin to give back democracy to the people of the state of Illinois,” Democratic Rep. Jack Franks said as he cast his “aye” vote.
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