Dec 13 2008
Illinois Attorney General Takes Action
On Friday, December 12, 2008, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a motion with Illinois’s highest court to have the Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich, be removed of the powers that he has as governor. Since the governor’s arrest, he has been in his office, as usual, acting as governor of our state as if nothing has happened. The filing states that the governor is incapable of performing his duties and making decisions as governor of the state of Illinois. The filing also calls for the lieutenant governor to assume Gov. Blagojevich’s powers as governor.
In Illinois history, this is the first time that such an activity was done. The attorney general is putting forth a ruling that is meant to apply to cases where a governor cannot fulfill his duties because of health problems.
As most Illinoisans feel, I feel that Gov. Blagojevich needs to immediately step down and allow the Lieutenant Governor to take over his office. With Blagojevich still in office and thinking he has done no wrong and capable of making changes as governor that he should have no right in doing.
The other person that was arrested when Blagojevich was arrested, John Harris, his chief of staff, resigned from his office on Friday, December 12, 2008. I doubt it, but maybe Governor Rod Blagojevich will choose the best thing and resign himself.
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