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Originally Posted by dculkin
What authority would the US Congress have to refuse this appointment? The way I see it, without having done any real research on it, is that Illinois law gives the Governor the power to appoint Obama's replacement. Since when does the US Congress get to say that they don't like the person Illinois chooses?
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I think...{I mean I think} that the power is in the Constitutions, state rights allow it or some semblance of that.
I may be very wrong but I remember this issue brought up in a class, the case involved Texas and a dead senator IIRC and the Senate was not impressed with the nominee. It's under the Senate boundries thing and majorities and that stuff...it was a very long time ago so not flame please I could have dreamt the above.
Edit: I think the Big Supremes will decide or Congress can whip something together.