howeird: (Don't Vote)
howard stateman ([personal profile] howeird) wrote 2009-01-11 07:54 pm (UTC)

I guess they're just supposed to kick him out and appoint someone else.
Not quite. The Senate can kick him out with a 2/3 majority vote, but the Governor of Illinois makes the appointmnent to replace him. The Senate cannot appoint its own members.

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