The Chicago Senate has voted. Rod Blagojevich is no longer governor of the state of Illinois.
One by one, senators unanimously voted to remove him from office after Blagojevich made an impassioned closing argument earlier in the day.� Two-thirds of them were required to convict.
One by one, senators spoke about corruption, the need for change in the state government and bemoaned the fact that Blagojevich never took the stand or sent a lawyer to participate in the impeachment trial.� No one spoke in his defense.
One of the best quotes came for Sen. James Meeks, who hearkened back to Blagojevich's own words.
"We have this thing called impeachment, and it's bleepin' golden, and we've used it the right way," Meeks said, to laughs in the Senate gallery.
Now, a second vote will take place on whether Blagojevich will ever again be able to hold public office in the state.
(Source: NBC Chicago)
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