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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The House Special Investigative Committee of the 
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95th General Assembly, which was constituted to determine if 
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cause existed to impeach Governor Rod R. Blagojevich, last met 
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and conducted a hearing on January 8, 2009, at which time the 
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Committee heard testimony from Roland Burris and thereafter on 
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that date concluded its business concerning the impeachment of 
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Rod R. Blagojevich by recommending impeachment to the full 
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House; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Although the Special Investigative Committee was 
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reconstituted by the 96th General Assembly, it has not met or 
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held a hearing since January 8, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois Senate convicted Rod R. Blagojevich 
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on January 29, 2009 and removed him from the office of Governor 
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and disqualified him from holding any public office of this 
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State, and judgment was entered on that date, thus concluding 
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the impeachment proceedings; and


 
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    WHEREAS, An affidavit dated February 4, 2009 made by Roland 
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Burris, together with a transmittal letter dated February 5, 
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2009 and an accompanying attachment, was mailed to the 
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Chairperson of the Special Investigative Committee; and


 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, On February 17, 2009, the Speaker of the House 
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transmitted affidavits filed with the Committee and 
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transcripts of testimony before the Committee of Roland Burris 
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to the State's Attorney of Sangamon County, and on February 17, 
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2009, copies of that transmittal letter, attachment, and 
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affidavit dated February 4, 2009 were posted on the General 
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Assembly website; therefore, be it


 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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the posting of the transmittal letter, attachment, and 
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affidavit on the website was for no other purpose than to make 
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the documents available for inspection; and be it further 


 
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    RESOLVED, That the transmittal letter, attachment,  and 
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affidavit are not  considered evidence before the Committee 
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because the Committee has not met since the receipt of those 
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documents, the documents have not been made part of the 
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Committee record,  and the documents have not been admitted into 
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evidence.