Roland Burris: Congress needs to give the man his seat
Roland Burris arrived in Washington D.C. to take his Congressional seat amongst his peers only to be denied entry. The successor to President-Elect Barack Obama’s vacant seat, Burris was met with resistance and told no go. Burris stated he was told by Congress his paperwork wasn’t in order. Burris said the, "credentials are not in order and will not be accepted." Yeah right. To me Congress didn't have the right to block Burris from doing something he's been legally appointed to do. Congress simply created away to not seat Burris. Also, Illinois Secretary of State Bill White is partly to blame for the latter. White has refused to sign off on Blagojevich’s selection of Burris and has made his feelings known publicly that he thinks Blagojevic should step down. As many know Blagojevich has been accused of attempting to sell Obama’s seat in Congress to the highest bidder. To date they are mere allegations. Blagojevich hasn't been indicted or charged with a crime yet he...