Madigan called Blagojevich’s arrest “a new low for conduct by public officials.”
“I believe in the rights of individuals to due process, but I also believe action must be taken to avoid certain functions of state government from being irrevocably tarnished by Governor Blagojevich’s continued exercise of power,” Madigan said in a statement.
Madigan plans to bring the House back Monday, and the Senate also is returning, to discuss stripping the governor’s power to appoint a replacement for President-elect Barack Obama as U.S. senator. Lawmakers will be meeting in regular session, allowing them to take up impeachment or any other matters they want.
But Madigan spokesman Steve Brown cautioned there are several complications to proceeding with impeachment, including timing.
A new legislature will be sworn in Jan. 14, and if impeachment proceedings start before then, there’s a question of whether they could continue with new lawmakers or have to start over.
Bullshit. It shouldn’t take that long. Get rid of him and stop this nonsense. He must go, the Illinois voters want him gone, there are a plethora of reasons, and tons of evidence. If you cannot get this done by January 14th, the problem is with you, not with the process. Frankly, you can get it done by December 14th and should.