Roland Burris, Rod Blagojevich's pick to replace Obama in the Senate, was denied entry to the Senate. This was as expected as it looked bad. While the decision was not raciest, it does look bad to have 98 white senators (one race still undecided, but both people are white) block the potential and legal black senator from entering the building. Some comedians are having a field day with the situation and the racial component. Some are joking that Burris is 3/5th senator. Others on how Obama was pushed out of the senate to make it all white while making him president gives blacks a separate but equal branch of the government.
The Democrats do not have an easy way out of this situation. They did not want to hold a special election for the seat out of fear a Republican could win. Not stripping the governor of the power to appoint someone to a vacant senate seat, Blagojevich was legally entitled to do what he did. Today they blocked Burris on account of improper paperwork, but that will not work for long after a court orders that his paper be signed. The Democrats best "out" seems to be getting the lieutenant governor to announce that he would chose Burris if it was up to him. This would allow the Democrats to seat Burris without losing much face.
In the meantime, the Republicans are helped. The help comes not only from how bad the Democrats look, but from the lack of the extra vote. It takes 60 votes to end a filibuster. One less senator makes getting 60 votes that much harder, especially with that seat likely being democratic and likely a vote toward that 60.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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