A chorus of calls to step down, or else
Politicians threaten impeachment if governor stays on
By Ray Long | Chicago Tribune reporter
December 9, 2008
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Politicians threaten impeachment if governor stays on
By Ray Long | Chicago Tribune reporter
December 9, 2008
SPRINGFIELD—Leading Republicans and Democrats today unleashed a hailstorm of calls for Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign after his arrest on political corruption charges involving the U.S. Senate seat once held by President-elect Barack Obama.
The demands for the governor to step aside unfolded as other politicians suggested that legislation should be passed to allow for a special election to let voters choose Obama's replacement. It remained unclear, however, whether such a move would pass legal muster: state law holds that the governor has the sole power to fill vacancies in the U.S. Senate.
The demands for the governor to step aside unfolded as other politicians suggested that legislation should be passed to allow for a special election to let voters choose Obama's replacement. It remained unclear, however, whether such a move would pass legal muster: state law holds that the governor has the sole power to fill vacancies in the U.S. Senate.
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