It's not surprising that the Democrats in the Illinois House have held off on stripping disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his power to appoint a replacement to the United States Senate.
The Chicago Tribune reports the House Democrats did not move for a special election because they were fearful of losing the seat to a Republican candidate. While the Democrats' argument that a special election would cost the state money it does not have, Illinois citizens should be distrustful of any appointee out of the Democrat controlled Springfield. How far does Blagojevich's corruption go? How many members of the legislature (or possibly the transition team of President Elect Barack Obama) are guilty of corroboration with the corrupt Chicago Machine that gave Illinois Blago?
There is only one viable solution to Illinois' lack of a second senator, and that is give the people the right to select Obama's replacement. Costs can be minimized during municipal elections in 2009. The people have the right and the responsibility to select a Senator that can begin to restore trust in elected officials. The Chicago Machine which runs Illinois can only give the people corruption.
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