Four Illinois Democratic State representatives sent a letter Thursday afternoon to fellow party members in the statehouse seeking to gauge their desire to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested Tuesday on corruption charges that include attempting to sell the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
Rep. John Fritchey, a co-author of the letter, said he expects near-unanimous support; the letter-writers have asked for responses by noon on Friday.
The four make the case that impeachment is the best option for dealing with the open Senate seat. If Blagojevich isn’t impeached but is stripped of his power to appoint a successor to Obama, a special election could take four to five months and cost up to $50 million.
And if Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan attempts to remove him from office through the Illinois Supreme Court, it’s unclear how long that would take or what the outcome would be, Fritchey said.
He predicted impeachment proceedings “could be concluded in a matter of weeks rather than months.” A side benefit from House Democrats taking the initiative: “We have a Rod Blagojevich problem. Should we not take decisive action, there exists the possibility that this could become a problem for the Democratic Party.”
Are you paying attention to this Alaska Republicans?
The Democrats of Illinois recognize that keeping a corrupt, unethical Governor in place damages ALL of them and are moving to remove that stigma from their state.
We also have an unethical, untrustworthy Governor in our state and it would certainly be in the best interests of all Alaskans to have the stigma of Sarah Palin removed as well.
I know for a fact that there are a lot of Alaska politicians on both sides of the aisle who would like to see the Sarah Palin blemish removed so that Alaska could start working on repairing their image in the eyes of the world.
Besides since the national Republicans like her so much, let THEM have her.
I find it encouraging that the Dems are seeking to rid themselves quickly of this corrupt SOB. Such a change from the Republicans, who circle the wagons.
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