I wonder what odds Vegas if giving on this circus ?  This is going to be 
a long 4 years if this is how the BO tenure is starting.

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/01/aides-democrats-have-
plan-if-burris-shows-up/

January 1, 2009
Aides: Democrats have plan if Burris shows up
Posted: 08:00 PM ET

From CNN Congressional Correspondent Brianna Keilar

 
Senate Democrats will not allow Burris on the Senate Floor if he shows 
up next week.
(CNN) — Senate Democratic leaders think Roland Burris, Illinois Governor 
Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant 
Senate seat, will likely show up on Capitol Hill Tuesday for the opening 
day of Congress, according to a Democratic aide familiar with Senate 
Democratic leaders' plans.

They have prepared a contingency plan in case he does, the aide added.

Burris will not be allowed on the Senate floor, according to this aide 
and a Senate Democratic leadership aide.

Watch: What if Burris shows up?

The aide familiar with Senate Democratic leaders' plans said if Burris 
tries to enter the Senate chamber, the Senate doorkeeper will stop 
Burris. If Burris were to persist, either trying to force his way onto 
the Senate floor or refusing to leave and causing a scene, U.S. Capitol 
Police would stop him, said the aide.


"They (police) probably won't arrest him" but they would call the 
sergeant-at-arms," the aide said.

When asked about what would happen if he shows up and tries to be 
seated, Burris told the Chicago Tribune that he's, "not going to create 
a scene in Washington." He added, "We hope it's negotiated out prior to 
my going to Washington."

Burris told CNN that, "We're certainly going to make contacts with the 
leadership to let them know that the governor of Illinois has made a 
legal appointment. And that I am currently the junior senator for the 
State of Illinois. And we're hoping and praying that, you know, they 
will see the reason in appointing me as a very qualified, capable, able 
and ready-to-serve individual."

Coincidentally, the senate sergeant-at-arms, Terrance Gainer, served in 
the Illinois government at the same time as Burris. Gainer was the 
director of the Illinois State Police from 1991-95. Burris was the 
Illinois attorney general from 1991-95.

Senate Democratic leaders, who consider Governor Rod Blagojevich a loose 
cannon, also have discussed what might happen if Blagojevich shows up on 
Capitol Hill Tuesday, said the aide familiar with their plans. But the 
leaders see that move by Blagojevich as unlikely at this time.

This would be a "radioactive" situation, according to the aide, because 
Senate Democratic leaders could not deny Blagojevich entry, as sitting 
governors have floor privileges in the Senate. Governors are allowed to 
walk around the Senate chamber or talk with senators while on the floor, 
though they cannot vote or formally address the Senate.

Blagojevich is aware he is allowed access to the Senate floor, his 
spokesman Lucio Guerrero said, but "the idea of going on Tuesday was 
first raised by a reporter," not Blagojevich.

The governor is not planning on going to Capitol Hill at this time, 
Guerrero said.

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