The second act of this theater of the bizarre finds Roland Burris coming to Washington as the appointee of Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor of Illinois, to fill the vacant seat of President-elect Obama. He is turned away siting his paperwork is not in order. Jesse White, the Illinois Secretary of State, had not signed the paperwork nor affixed the State seal.
Here Roland, cut this out and paste it on the forms and get to work.
Why did Jesse refuse to sign the documents? He believes that Burris should not be seated because "of the cloud over Blagojevich." I like Jesse. I have always respected him for his work with The Tumblers. But when he decides to take the law into his own hands, he should stick with spotting someone during a full out half gainer and not make decisions that violate Illinois law.
The political savvy Harry Reid stated, "Mr. Burris is not in possession of the necessary credentials from the state of Illinois."
I guess Harry came up with this profound thought based on the Tumblers' Master refusing to put his stamp of approval on the whole thing. I am sure that Harry will come up with something equally profound once Jesse is forced by the courts to sign it like, "Now Mr. Burris is in possession of the necessary credentials from the state of Illinois."
When did we forget that this is a country based on the rule of law and not the rule of man?
Do not make the mistake to think I like our governor. I don't think Rod should be even allowed to decide if the toilet paper comes off the roll from the top or the bottom. But what I think is about as relevant as what Harry Reid thinks.
No, wait. Anything I think is more relevant than what that dim witted emptiest of empty suits can possible conceive. But I digress.
What I believe or what anyone believes should not trump the law without due process. Should the law be changed? Not just because the Illinois State Democrats jumped when Rod gave them a head fake (and man, what a head to fake with). Sure, they stopped looking into ways to get him out when his attorney stated he would not appoint the replacement senator. And then, in the famous words of Gomer Pyle, Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! He appointed Burris (only after Danny Davis decide he did not want to be the lead actor in this melodrama).
The facts are that Rod is the standing governor of the State of Illinois and by law decides on the replacement for a vacated Senate seat. He has not been convicted of a crime nor has he been impeached. Guilty of bodacious behavior? Sure. Close to a federal offense with that hair. You betchya. But until Fitzgerald convinces a jury that he is guilty or he is impeached, he is still our Governor.
What about a special election for the replacement? Besides being illegal, an election would cost over 5 million dollars that would be obscene to spend during these times. In addition, the State Democrats are very concerned that the people of our state might just react by electing a Republican to fill the seat.
We have already spent too much time on this subject. Let's get on with focusing on the important matters at hand.
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