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House Candidate Geoghegan: Senate Appointments Violate Constitution

New York Times | Thomas Geoghegan | Posted 02.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Valenti v. Rockefeller, Roland Burris, Senate Appointments, Blagojevich Senate Appointment, 17th Amendment, Special Elections, Chicago News

IN 2009 four new senators will slip into office -- all in violation of the Constitution, which requires a special election to fill a Senate vacancy. C...

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Burris Flap Tosses Glare on Virtual Lily White Senate

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Elections, Politics, Bobby Rush, 17th Amendment, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Illinois, US Senate, Democrats, Roland Burris, Barack Obama, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The Senate's glaring diversity problem goes far beyond the white out of African Americans. The paucity of openly gay members, minorities and women among the 100 senators is just as glaring.

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How the 17th Amendment was Supposed to Save Us from Being Blago'd.

James Boyce | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Caroline Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy Senate Seat, Governor Blagojevich, 17th Amendment, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Corruption, Politics News
James Boyce

Senators were originally selected by the members of the House, but a Constitutional Amendment, the 17th, changed that.

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