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MrsCavalluzzi


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Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, accused of attempting to sell Barack Obama's former Senate seat to the highest bidder, tried to appoint former IL attorney general Roland Burris.  Burris was just informed that he will not be seated because the IL Secretary of State refused to certify his appointment.  Is this unfair to Burris?  Should he have anticipated this and refused the nomination?

Also, Barack Obama's ascendance to the Presidency means that the U.S. Senate now has no African-American Senators.  Should the appointee to fill Obama's seat be an African-American or does it matter?  How important or unimportant is it that the Senate is a legislative body that bears very, very little resemblance to America as a whole (given that Senators are older, whiter, richer, maler, and better educated than America in general)?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_go_co/senate_burris



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i dont believe that this was unfair to him. if the ranking people in his state feel he isnt qualified for the position then he shouldnt be appointed. I also dont think having an African American in Senate is a big deal either way. If it were all african american or all white or what ever race was there, all that matters is the peoples capability to do what is right for the rest of the population, no matter their race.

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I can't decide if its fair to Burris depending on his qualifications. If he is qualified for the position, then he should get the seat despite the controversy. However, this refusal isn't exactly a shock.

I believe that the Senate definitely does not represent the American people well. But the seat should go to the most highly qualified person. Perhaps Obama's election will cause a rise in qualified minority candidates. We'll see.

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i dont think it matters that there is no african american senator now i mean we now have a african american president! thats much bigger.

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No, i believe this is completly fair to Burris, i think he could have seen this coming and would have been more adrmirable to just step aside. As for the race to fill obama's space, it shouldn't matter, they should just have the best person to do the job. As for the Senate i don't see the importance that they are generally "older, whiter, richer, maler, and better educated" i think we do need better educated people in the white house, and the older the wiser, but as for race i don't believe that should matter and don't think it will last long considering how we chose our new president.

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