Bill Text: IL SR0497 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the NBC television network and "The Celebrity Apprentice" host Donald Trump to reject the use of Rod Blagojevich as a contestant on that program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-10-29 - Referred to Assignments [SR0497 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR0497-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been | ||||||
| 3 | indicted on 16 racketeering, fraud, and extortion charges; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Authorities have accused him of embarking on a | ||||||
| 5 | "wide-ranging scheme to deprive the people of Illinois of | ||||||
| 6 | honest government"; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The charges against him include seeking the sale | ||||||
| 8 | of President Barack Obama's former United States Senate seat to | ||||||
| 9 | the highest bidder; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The severity of the charges against Rod | ||||||
| 11 | Blagojevich led the Illinois General Assembly to impeach him | ||||||
| 12 | and remove him from the Governor's Office; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Senate vote to remove him from office | ||||||
| 14 | was unanimous; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, The former Governor's poor fiscal management of | ||||||
| 16 | the State of Illinois has led to record-breaking budget | ||||||
| 17 | deficits and debt; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Through his reckless and selfish actions, Rod | ||||||
| 19 | Blagojevich damaged the reputation of Illinois and its | ||||||
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| 1 | government; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The name "Rod Blagojevich" will forever be | ||||||
| 3 | associated with "play-to-pay" corruption scandals; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Illinois State government has tried to turn the | ||||||
| 5 | page on the Blagojevich years through his removal from office | ||||||
| 6 | and the pursuit of enhanced ethics laws; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The NBC network is considering allowing Rod | ||||||
| 8 | Blagojevich to appear on "The Celebrity Apprentice" television | ||||||
| 9 | program, hosted by Donald Trump; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Prosecutors have expressed concern that Rod | ||||||
| 11 | Blagojevich's appearance on the show will prejudice the | ||||||
| 12 | potential jury pool for his upcoming trial; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The people of the State of Illinois are entitled | ||||||
| 14 | to see justice be done; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Mr. Blagojevich deserves to receive a free and | ||||||
| 16 | fair trial, without a tainted jury pool; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that lawmakers appeal to the | ||||||
| 19 | NBC television network and "The Celebrity Apprentice" host | ||||||
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| 1 | Donald Trump to reject the use of Rod Blagojevich as a | ||||||
| 2 | contestant on that program.
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