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Posted By Beau7890 11 months ago in NewsA state legislative committee unanimously voted today to recommend the Illinois House impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich based on allegations that he abused his powers and sold his office to enrich himself.
Minutes after the vote, House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) predicted the full House would impeach Blagojevich as soon as Friday, the first such action in state history.
A Blagojevich spokesman said the governor would not heed some lawmakers' calls to resign before the full House votes.
The vote by the special House Investigative Committee was 21-0. A vote by the full House to send articles of impeachment to the Illinois Senate is expected on Friday.
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Beau789011 months ago
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Interesting sort-of-related article:
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Ex-advisor to panel: Order Blago to get psych evaluation
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Beau789011 months ago
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Ah! It took no time at all. Here's the story...they voted to impeach 114-1:
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Tcaros11 months ago
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Blago's best defense would be to say "just because I said it doesn't mean I would do it."
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This is probably his only chance. I think he should be impeached, because he lacks ethics. I think Sarah Palin did the same if not worse by trying to have her Ex-brother in law fired. She should be impeached. -
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Tcaros11 months ago
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Blago's best defense would be to say "just because I said it doesn't mean I would do it."
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This is probably his only chance. I think he should be impeached, because he lacks ethics. I think Sarah Palin did the same if not worse by trying to have her Ex-brother in law fired. She should be impeached. -
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Beau789011 months ago
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Impeachment is equivalent to an indictment. The Illinois State Senate will try him and convict or not.
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As I noted above, the evidence is very damning, and the governor's ability to accomplish anything and the people's confidence in him have been destroyed. He's now an entirely ineffective and untrustworthy public official.
I and most others watching from Illinois who are familiar with Blagojevich doubt he will ever resign. He's Nixon-esque in his stubbornness, with the difference being that Nixon's conscience eventually did win out after protacted battles with investigators, when he finally became convinced that his refusal to leave office was harming the country. Blagojevich absolutely doesn't care what harm he does the state of Illinois.
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k9kssr11 months ago
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I saw him on a news conference after the impeachment results were out. He completely ignored the accusations against him and basically said this was a lynching by the Illinois legislature because they didn't like his progressive views on health care. He had a dozen or more people there that he referred to and the camera zoomed in on while he told their specific medical problem he had helped remedy or at least fought the legislature over. It was bizarre.
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I watched it with an 87 year old patient, we both think he has funny looking ears and that he is truly not in touch with reality. He is a loose cannon and I would not be surprised with anything he does.
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