Jan 6, 2009

Harry Reid teaches Civics 101

Senator Reid (pictured) says he has “legal authority” to bar any pick by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to fill the Senate seat held by president-elect Barack Obama.

Under the Constitution, Reid said, "We determine who sits in the Senate. And the House (of Representatives) determines who sits in the House. So there's clearly legal authority for us to do whatever we want to do. This goes back for generations."

Reid also said there is “room to negotiate.”

So, why do we bother with elections? Just let Harry Reid appoint Senators.

Maybe, if the country is lucky, Reid will lose his bid for re-election in 2010.

A Wall Street Journal article here reports that:

Sen. Reid … faces a potentially tough fight. A recent Research 2000 poll of likely voters put his approval rating at 38% and his disapproval rating at 54%, a possible reflection of voters' displeasure with gridlock and partisanship in Washington.

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