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I think the Illinois Dems have a very good chance of taking it to court to weigh if the "Sec of State" signature/signoff SHOULD in this case, be given equal weight to the Govs' power of appointment...
I havn't the foggiest idea what Illinois law says but Blogo is still the Goverator, he has not been formally charged, much less convicted, and he has not been impeached.
If the Sec. State's signature is required by State Law and it wasn't there, there's a possibility that Reid might have been within Senate Rules to hold up seating him.
If the Illinois Sec of State believes his signature is required and he also believes he's duty bound not to affix it, then it seems to me that it's up to him to stop the Senate from seating the guy. If he doesn't care, why should Reid?
Every ounce of this thing goes back to Springfield and Reid should have shut his yap. He seems to want some sort of attention but what he's getting isn't the sort of attention that a Senator should want when he's in danger of losing his own Seat in the Club.
He's a tad dumber than a turkey.
