Bill Text: IL HR0080 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the Sangamon County State's Attorney to immediately begin an inquiry or investigation to determine, based on Rod Blagojevich's claims, if any State laws were violated, and if any legislator or legislators, together or alone, sought to trade their services in exchange for Governor Rod Blagojevich hiring a legislator's secretary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-16 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0080 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0080-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, On February 11, 2009, former Governor Rod | ||||||
| 3 | Blagojevich was a guest on the Don Wade and Roma Morning Show | ||||||
| 4 | on WLS 890 AM; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Rod Blagojevich, during the interview, claimed on | ||||||
| 6 | the air that a legislative leader approached Blagojevich and | ||||||
| 7 | requested that Blagojevich hire a legislative secretary who was | ||||||
| 8 | having an extramarital affair with a legislator, because the | ||||||
| 9 | legislator's wife wanted the secretary fired; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Blagojevich claimed that finding a job for the | ||||||
| 11 | secretary would, according to a tape of the interview, "keep | ||||||
| 12 | that guy happy and, you know, then hope that they might work | ||||||
| 13 | with us on some issues"; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The request that Blagojevich hire someone not | ||||||
| 15 | based on merit or need, but rather to satisfy a legislator, a | ||||||
| 16 | request that would result in a legislator or legislators then | ||||||
| 17 | working with the Governor "on some issues", would appear to | ||||||
| 18 | constitute an attempt at pay to play; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, State law prohibits public officials from trading | ||||||
| 20 | official acts for services; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The people of the State of Illinois expect their | ||||||
| 2 | elected officials to follow State law and work to root out | ||||||
| 3 | corruption; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 5 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 6 | the House urges the office of the Sangamon County State's | ||||||
| 7 | Attorney to immediately begin an inquiry or investigation to | ||||||
| 8 | determine, based on Rod Blagojevich's claims, if any State laws | ||||||
| 9 | were violated, and if any legislator or legislators, together | ||||||
| 10 | or alone, sought to trade their services in exchange for | ||||||
| 11 | Governor Rod Blagojevich hiring a legislator's secretary; and | ||||||
| 12 | be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | delivered to the Sangamon County State's Attorney.
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