lawmakers take first step to oust Blagojevich, what's taking so long?

Whoa! There are major problems when you can be arrested and continue to go to work, and I am not talking about furlough. It seems that especially in a state like Illinois that the legislation could have establish some sort of statute stating that if you are arrested you are on automatically on a leave of absence. If you are found not guilty then you get your job back. I whole heartedly believe that he has the right to defend himself but I don’t think someone facing “federal fraud and bribery charges, including allegations of a scheme to profit from his power to appoint a replacement for the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama” should be able to continue to govern the state. There is a reason why positions like lieutenant governor exist, right?