Rod Blagojevich, who has been accused of trying to "sell" President-elect Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat, was nearly unanimously impeached by the Illinois House on Friday.
This move makes Rod Blagojevich the first governor in Illinois' history to be impeached and sends his case to the state Senate for trial. The required number of votes for impeachment was 60; the final tally was 114-1.
The only member to vote against impeachment was Milton Patterson (D-Chicago).
Patterson said that as he had no first-hand knowledge of the evidence, he went by his gut.
"I went by my own gut feeling, it's as simple as that. I read the report. If the government is going to indict him, let them go ahead and do that. That's their job and I'm doing my job."
For those unaware, Rod Blagojevich was arrested Dec. 9 on federal charges which include allegations he tried to sell Obama's Senate seat (he is ... or was ... responsible for naming Obama's replacement in the Senate).
Evidence included wiretap information, and the investigation emcompassed years, including non-Obama based issues.
Despite this, Blagojevich appointed Roland Burris to Obama's seat, but he has not been seated, per instructions of the Senate.
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