Entry 1: Legislative Branch

Source: The Blagojevich Circus Comes to the State Senate. January 29, 2009.
              http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1873946,00.html

Constitutional Connection: Article 1, The Legislative Branch, Section 2, Clause 5
  "The House of Representatives shall .... and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment."





Explanation of Connection:

    Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is on trial for impeachment for trying to sell senator seat that
once belonged to the president, Barack Obama. His impeachment trial is for extortion.
His case has already been ruled on by the House who created the case to impeach him.
Now, he only has to be ruled on by the Senate.

    This article clearly demonstrates Article 1, Section 2, Clause 5 of the United States
Constitution. The House of Representatives have the right to impeach those who they see fit and
are convicted of a crime to be removed from office.  This article clearly demonstrates that the house
has power of impeachment because they are trying to relinquish the governor of his position
for convicting extortion to receive funds for senate seat.

    I think it would be unjust if anyone was convicted of a crime without being able to represent themselves in the case. That would be considered virtual representation instead of actual representation. The judgement of a case can only be decided by hearing from both sides to conclude a decision. That's what I would consider a fair trial. Not giving the convicted a fair trial would be violating " the right to fair trial" for every citizen of the U.S.