http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2009/01/12/durbin-senate-should-not-seat-burris-despite-illinois-court-ruling.aspxThe Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that no law requires Secretary of State Jesse White to sign the appointment made by Governor Rod Blagojevich of Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate. Despite this, U.S. Senator Dick DurbinenCommunityServer 2007 SP1 (Build: 20510.895)http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2009/01/12/durbin-senate-should-not-seat-burris-despite-illinois-court-ruling.aspx#4462Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:30:12 GMT0818fdd8-5679-476d-9536-9a7a82355f32:4462Burr Deming<p>A vigorous debate on the legal considerations has been waged &lt;a hef=&quot;<a href="http://www.FairAndUNbalanced.com?http://www.testimoanials.com/blog/blog1.php/2009/01/07/can-the-senate-keep-burris-out%22%3Ehere%3C/a%3E" rel="nofollow" target="_new">www.fairandunbalanced.com</a>. Your deeper question on motivation is ultimately unknowable, even by Democrats in the Senate. One neglected aspect has to do with &lt;a hef=&quot;<a href="http://www.FairAndUNbalanced.com?http://www.testimoanials.com/blog/blog1.php/2009/01/02/how-roland-burris-came-to-sell-his-soul-%22%3EBurris" rel="nofollow" target="_new">www.fairandunbalanced.com</a> himself, who tried to get a trio of obviously innocent men executed in order to appear tough on crime during a political campaign. That&#39;s an aside but, I think, a powerful aside.</p> <p>Good post. Thank you.</p> <img src="http://ohmygov.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4462" width="1" height="1">