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COMMENTS: What Does the Constitution Say?
All three newscasts turned to political analysis into whether the Senate could refuse to seat appointee Roland Burris when he arrives on Capitol Hill with his credentials. CBS' Jeff Greenfield cited a Supreme Court case that found disqualifications may be on Constitutional grounds alone: "Is he old enough? Is he a citizen?" ABC's Jonathan Karl addressed the argument by Democratic leaders that Gov Rod Blagojevich's selection process is tainted by alleged corruption. Yet "if Burris is not tainted the Senate does not have the right to deny him the seat." NBC's political director Chuck Todd foresaw a stalemate that could end up before the Supreme Court: "It actually could take a couple of years."
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