January 5, 2009
One of the
axioms of American democracy is that we are a government of laws,
not of men. But as Steve Chapman writes, the Democrats in the U.S.
Senate may ignore the rule of law and indulge their own preferences
by rejecting Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lawful selection of
Roland Burris to fill the senate seat left vacant by
President-elect Barack Obama.
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