Could someone please explain why it's perfectly acceptable for Speaker Madigan to manipulate around Governor Blagojevich's executive power in the way Madigan's requiring House legislation to be written now, rather than for him to simply initiate an impeachment investigation? This embarrassment is what happens when one political party rules a state. From the Belleville News-Democrat:
SPRINGFIELD --Top Democrats have escalated their legislative feud as House Speaker Michael Madigan moved to strip some of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's executive power. Legislators argued at length on the House floor Thursday about Madigan's new edict for most legislation this spring. He's requiring bills to include language barring the governor and his agencies from using administrative rules to implement new or revised public policy ideas.
