BLAGOJEVICH IMPEACHED: What Happens Now? (WATCH VOTE)
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In an unprecedented action, the Illinois House voted 114-0 to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich Friday. Rep. Milton Patterson (D-Chicago) was the lone vote against impeachment. Rep. Elga Jefferies (D-Chicago) voted "Present."
Watch the vote:
Watch impeachment panel chair Rep. Barbara Flynn Curry's closing statement (via Progress Illinois):
What happens now? From the Tribune:
Next week, when the Senate convenes, it will begin the process of setting up a trial of the governor in which each of the 59 state senators act as judge and jurors.A total of 40 senators are needed to convict Blagojevich, which would remove the governor from office and make Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn the state's new chief executive. A trial is expected to take at least three weeks.
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