By CONGRESSDAILY STAFF
Illinois Senate appointee Roland Burris today presented his credentials to the secretary of the Senate, but they were rejected and he said he would now consider his other options. "I was advised that my credentials were not in order and would not be accepted and I will not be seated and will not be permitted on the floor," Burris told reporters outside the Capitol. After saying he would not seek a confrontation, Burris left the Capitol grounds. His attorneys said Burris' options range from filing a lawsuit to continuing negotiations with Senate leaders to take the seat to which he was appointed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
This move will not sit well with many of National Journal's political insiders and top political bloggers, who told NationalJournal.com that Senate Democrats should seat Burris as Barack Obama's replacement.
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