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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2008 0 Comments
Barack Obama loves to invoke the “rule of law” when it suits his political purposes, but not in the case of Rod Blagojevich’s appointment of Roland Burris to Obama’s empty Senate seat. In the Burris case, politics apparently trumps the law. There is no substantial...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2008 1 Comment
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has reversed course, and now wants to release to the Illinois House impeachment committee some wiretap evidence relating to the federal criminal case against Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Previously, Fitzgerald went so far as to ask the House committee not even to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2008 0 Comments
What a difference a decade makes. In the fall of 1998, President Bill Clinton faced impeachment for obstruction of justice and perjury in giving false and misleading testimony under oath regarding his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Congressional impeachment proceedings, while focused on the issue of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 26, 2008 7 Comments
Welcome to Legal Insurrection’s Official Guide to Blagojevich Blogs. What makes this “official”? The same thing that makes people think the Franklin Mint is related to the U.S. Mint, even though the commercial says it’s not. These blogs have frequent posts or links specifically about...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 20, 2008 0 Comments
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich went on television yesterday and gave a speech to remember. What people will remember about the speech are the catchy phrases: “I will fight, I will fight, I will fight until I take my last breath” has received perhaps the most...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 19, 2008 0 Comments
Thanks to Illinois Review for cross-posting this piece.———————————————————————————————–During impeachment hearings before the Illinois legislature on Thursday, December 18, 2008, Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s attorney, Ed Genson, repeatedly objected to legislators using “illegal” wiretap information as part of the impeachment proceeding. Illinois legislators seemed dismissive, at times...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 17, 2008 2 Comments
The first attempt of Illinois legislators to meet to lay the groundwork for impeaching Gov. Rod Blagojevich didn’t get off the ground. The legislative committee put together by House Speaker Michael Madigan stopped working after less than two hours. Reports indicate that the committee was...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 16, 2008 0 Comments
Thanks to Illinois Review for cross-posting this piece.————————————————————————————————Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan has announced that in six days the Illinois legislature will convene a committee to begin considering whether the Illinois legislature should commence impeachment proceedings against Governor Rod Blagojevich. This measured announcement...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2008 1 Comment
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is running circles around Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, at least so far. Reports that Gov. Blagojevich is open to signing legislation for a special election for Barack Obama’s open Senate seat puts the AG in an impossible position. If the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 14, 2008 8 Comments
Thanks to Illinois Review and Backyard Conservative for cross-posting this piece.————————————————————————————————-The Brief and supporting motion papers filed by the Illinois Attorney General with the Illinois Supreme Court in support of the request to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich, now are available online. I have no idea...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2008 0 Comments
See my article, For the Sake of the Nation, Gov. Blagojevich Should Not Resign, at American Thinker. Why would I want a corrupt Governor to remain in office until trial and conviction? Because that is the only way all the facts will come out quickly,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 12, 2008 4 Comments
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed papers with the Illinois Supreme Court seeking to have Governor Rod Blagojevich declared “unable” to serve, and stripping him of his executive powers pending impeachment proceedings. In filing these papers, however, the Attorney General has boxed herself and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 12, 2008 0 Comments
My article, It’s Time to Speak Out Against The “Mormon Boycott” (at American Thinker, with a related post here) has been selected as a First Place Winner at Watcher of Weasels. I think this means I am not a weasel, but whatever, a win is...
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