The Illinois State Senate has voted to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office. The vote was 59-0, Blagojevich is the first U.S. governor to removed from office in 21 years.<\/p>\n
\nBlagojevich Is Removed From Office by Unanimous Vote<\/a><\/h3>\n
Senators Block Ex-Governor From Future Elected Posts in Illinois<\/h5>\n
By: Douglas Belkin and Davis Kesmodel, Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2009<\/p>\n
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Rod Blagojevich became the first U.S. governor in 21 years to be removed from office in a vote by state lawmakers Thursday, two months after\u00a0he was led from his home in handcuffs by federal authorities\u00a0on suspicion of influence peddling.<\/p>\n
The 59 Illinois senators voted unanimously to oust Mr. Blagojevich. Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Fitzgerald declared the two-term Democrat “convicted” shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday.<\/p>\n
The senate then voted\u00a0unanimously to bar Mr. Blagojevich from ever holding political office again in Illinois.<\/p>\n
Democratic Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn automatically became the new governor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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