Dems ask Burris to step down

Well, I figured he wouldn't voluntarily resign. He so insisted on getting in, he'll hold on to that seat for dear life. His political career will be over though. It's highly unlikely he'll be elected to the seat, especially without the support of his fellow democrats who are scrambling to distance themselves from him.

Can they force him to resign? As much as I wish they would, I don't think there really is a way. If there is one, it won't be before they elect a new person into that seat anyway. Then he will have to surrender it, lol.

Quite frankly, I used to laugh at the Italian governments. They rarely could get it together, often had to dissolve, scandal after scandal, lol, but now we have that here and it isn't that funny anymore.

He SHOULD resign and get it over with but I doubt that he will; of course, he could surprise us all, it wouldn't be the first time a politician has done something unpredictable. I'm really not sure what they can do to force him out if there isn't proof he's done something illegal. I understand perjury is pretty hard to prove even if we all pretty much know he's guilty of it. I sure wish they'd get the whole mess resolved as well as the Minnesota Senate race because they need to get on with the business of straightening out the mess we're in instead of fighting over who actually gets to be in the Senate!
Annie

I don't think there is any way Burris is going to give up that senate seat. I considered him highly suspect from the beginning, when he accepted Blagojevich's appointment to begin with. It wouldn't matter how much I wanted that job, Blagojevich was going down and everything he did was tainted. Burris didn't care how it would appear, he just wanted in. Unfortunately, I don't think that there is a whole lot that can be done now. We will just have to put up with him in there until the next election, which, correct me if I'm wrong, is in 2 years. Then, Burris's political career is over.

He is not going to quit. Personally I think the Dems have had enough messes with the whole Chicago thing and the tax scammers that they will let this go quietly away. They don't want the bad publicity of drawing this out into another big scandal that leaves them with more egg on the face.

Well so far his behavior is quite similar to that of Blagojevich. There was no question that moron would get impeached, yet he refused to resign for the good of the state. Now we've got Burris who has made it clear that he doesn't care about anyone but himself. He certainly doesn't care about the senate democrats who's reputation he hurts by staying there. He's just going to stay as long as he can. I'm pretty sure he'll get impeached soon for perjury. This is far more serious an example of perjury than Bill Clinton's lies.

if he did something wrong then he should resign and if he doesn't then he should be forced out. but if he did nothing then he has the right to defend himself. innocent until proven guilty folks. it goes for all of us.

The proper way for this to be handled is for the people in his district to initiate a recall. The senate can vote to expell him but it is a tricky issue as there would need to be evidence of a crime commited. It is ultimately the reponsability of the people of Illinois to haul him out of there.

Burris has been lusting after a senate seat for years. He's not going to do the right thing by stepping down. They will have to force him out if they don't want him there.

And then there is the cutting him adrift next election. Which for him is 18 months out. Too long? Then the Dems will have to take aggressive action against him.