“He doesn’t think one minute about the people, just himself . . . He has a constitutional right not to be thrown in jail without a fair trial. But he does not have a constitutional right to be governor. That is not a right; it’s a privilege, and he forfeited that [privilege].”

– Impeachment prosecutor David Ellis, referring to Gov. Rod Blagojevich, as Illinois’ state Senate voted to oust him from office yesterday