Senate Ethics panel clears Burris of illegalities, gives 'qualified admonition'

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Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) was cleared of any "actionable violations of law," but was given a "Public Letter of Qualified Admonition" Friday by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics. "Senators must meet a much higher standard of conduct."

http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/1895340,roland-burris-senate-ethics-112009.article

Ethics Committee: Burris' Actions "Reflected Unfavorably On The Senate"
http://progressillinois.com/2009/11/20/burris-ethics-committee


This just out from Sen. Roland Burris' office:

After months of investigation into the circumstances surrounding the appointment and seating of Senator Roland W. Burris, the Senate Select Committee on Ethics has closed its inquiry and cleared the Senator of any legal wrongdoing.

In a ‘public letter of qualified admonition,’ the Senate Ethics Committee outlined the specific areas of concern that it investigated, and conclusively found no “actionable violations of the law” occurred.

“I am pleased that after numerous investigations, this matter has finally come to a close. I thank the members of the Senate Ethics Committee for their fair and thorough review of this matter, and now look forward to continuing the important work ahead on behalf of the people of Illinois,” said Senator Burris.

public letter
http://ethics.senate.gov/downloads/pdffiles/burris_112009.pdf

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1. Very interesting

There were people who wanted him to resign immediately.

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2. ... Earlier this year, because of the controversy, Burris decided not to seek election ...

http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/1896687,CST-NWS-burris21.article