So much for "symbolic." The Sun-Times is reporting that the U.S. Senate rejected Roland Burris' "certificate of appointment" this morning, citing the lack of Secretary of State Jesse White's signature:
Chief of staff Clayton Harris delivered the ...
So much for "symbolic." The Sun-Times is reporting that the U.S. Senate rejected Roland Burris' "certificate of appointment" this morning, citing the lack of Secretary of State Jesse White's signature:
Chief of staff Clayton Harris delivered the certificate around 8 a.m., eastern standard time, said Blagojevich spokesman Lucio Guerrero.
The secretary of the senate and two assistants acknowledged receipt of the document "but did not formally accept it" because it did not bear Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's signature, Guerrero said.
So the ball is firmly in the Illinois Supreme Court's hands. Burris said yesterday that he was hoping the high court would act today. We'll have to wait and see if that happens ...
UPDATE: CNN just reported that Burris is planning on holding a press conference at 12:30 p.m CT.
UPDATE II: Video of the Burris presser, via TPM:
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