I read in the New York Times this morning about the allegations regarding Governor Blagojevich's selling of the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. As the saying goes, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. I'm not sure why the Illinois Senate seats are appointed by the Governor and not elected by the people. Hopefully the laws in Illinois will change to appoint the Senate seats by election. Checks and balances are a good thing in politics.
Wednesday Dec 10, 2008
I read in the New York Times this morning about the allegations regarding Governor Blagojevich's selling of the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. As the saying goes, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. I'm not sure why the Illinois Senate seats are appointed by the Governor and not elected by the people. Hopefully the laws in Illinois will change to appoint the Senate seats by election. Checks and balances are a good thing in politics.
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