At today’s presser, the Blagovernor announced his choice of former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama’s Senate seat, and then Rep. Bobby Rush gave Burris a big thumbs up.
The Rush endorsement was, I think, the most important news. Rush (the guy to whom Obama lost a House race a while back) represents a big chunk of Chicago’s African-American population.
"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." Edward Abbey
Burriss said his belief is that his appointment is constitutional and that "I have no knowledge of where a secretary of state has veto power over a governor carrying out his constitutional duties."
"Does the governor have the power, under law, to make the appointment? And the answer is yes," said Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee, which judges the credentials of senators.
An attorney for Burris, Timothy W. Wright III, said that "our credentials were rejected by the secretary of the Senate. We were not allowed to be placed in the record book. We were not allowed to proceed to the floor for purposes of taking oath. All of which we think was improperly done and is against the law of this land."
"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." Edward Abbey
(CNN) -- Illinois' highest court Fridayvalidated the appointment of Roland Burris to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, ruling that the Illinois secretary of state does not have to sign off on it.
Независимый суд - великая сила
"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." Edward Abbey
было кому из обанкроченных 
