Full Text of SR0037 96th General Assembly
SR0037 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 14, of the Illinois | 3 |
| Constitution provides that, when the Governor of the State of | 4 |
| Illinois is tried on impeachment, the Chief Justice of the | 5 |
| Illinois Supreme Court shall preside over the Senate; and
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| WHEREAS, Pursuant to the Senate Impeachment Rules, on | 7 |
| January 14, 2009, the Senate notified Thomas R. Fitzgerald, | 8 |
| Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, of the time and | 9 |
| place fixed for consideration of the article of impeachment | 10 |
| against Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor of the State of Illinois, | 11 |
| and requested the Chief Justice to attend; and
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| WHEREAS, In the intervening days since January 14, 2009, | 13 |
| Chief Justice Fitzgerald has presided over the Senate, when | 14 |
| sitting as an impeachment tribunal for the purpose of trying | 15 |
| the article of impeachment, for long hours over many days; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Justice Fitzgerald, in presiding over the | 17 |
| Senate, has exhibited extraordinary qualities of fairness, | 18 |
| patience, equanimity, and wisdom; and
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| WHEREAS, By his manner of presiding over the Senate, Chief | 20 |
| Justice Fitzgerald has contributed greatly to the Senate's | 21 |
| decorum and has ensured that the impeachment trial proceedings |
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| were in all respects consistent with the Senate's Impeachment | 2 |
| Rules and fair, impartial, and dignified to both the House | 3 |
| Prosecutor and Governor; and
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| WHEREAS, The Senate and the State of Illinois are indebted | 5 |
| to Chief Justice Fitzgerald for his distinguished and valued | 6 |
| service in fulfilling his constitutional duty to preside over | 7 |
| the Senate in the trial of the article of impeachment; | 8 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Senate expresses | 11 |
| its profound gratitude to Thomas R. Fitzgerald, Chief Justice | 12 |
| of the Illinois Supreme Court, for his distinguished service in | 13 |
| presiding over the Senate, while sitting as an impeachment | 14 |
| tribunal for the purpose of trying the article of impeachment | 15 |
| against Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor of the State of Illinois; | 16 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court as | 19 |
| a symbol of our appreciation for his distinguished service to | 20 |
| the People of Illinois.
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