What Is a Letter of Qualified Admonition?
by C. Simon Davidson Q: As a longtime Chicago resident, I have been keeping a close eye on the saga surrounding Roland Burris (D-Ill.) appointment to the Senate by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D). Prosecutors opted not to press charges, and the Senate Ethics Committee a few weeks ago announced that it had concluded its investigation and issued a public letter of qualified admonition to Burris. In response, Burris has said that the committee cleared him of the charges. Others have said the letter had the opposite effect. I am having trouble assessing who is right. What is the significance of a letter of qualified admonition? A: This question goes right to the heart of the authority of the Senate Ethics Committee, so lets start there. The committee was established in 1964 to oversee the Senates authority to discipline its own Members. One of the committees primary duties is to investigate allegations of Senators misconduct, beginning with what is called a preliminary inquiry. After the c
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