“Democrats Seek to Block Appointee to Obama’s Seat”

The NY Times offers this report. My own view on the situation, as summarized in this post at the Wall Street Journal law blog, is that it will take a 2/3 vote of the Senate to expel Burris, should he present himself to the Senate. (That is, I don’t think the Senate could exclude Burris on a majority vote, given the holding of Powell v. McCormack.) However, Jan Baran is right that the Senate could drag on an investigation before seating Burris for some time, and there’s a chance for a lengthy court fight before that if the Illinois Secretary of State refuses to certify Burris’s appointment.

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