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Feinstein bucks Dems on Burris
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| Last Edited | karin1492 Jan 06, 2009 11:47am |
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| News Date | Tuesday, January 6, 2009 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) broke with her party’s leadership Tuesday in calling for Roland Burris to be seated in the Senate once his paperwork is signed by the Illinois secretary of state.
Feinstein, a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, said that not allowing Burris to be seated could broadly undermine future gubernatorial appointments.
“I can’t imagine the secretary of state countermanding a gubernatorial appointment,” Feinstein said. “The question, really, is one in my view of law. And that is, does the governor have the power to make the appointment? And the answer is yes. Is the governor discredited? And the answer is yes.
“Does that affect his appointment power? And the answer is no until certain things happen.”
She added if Burris isn’t seated “it affects gubernatorial appointments all over the country.”
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