The day after being hit with a sweeping indictment, the Illinois House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would prevent elected officials convicted of a crime from making a profit after a conviction from things like book deals.
The bill was sponsored by Rep. Jack Franks (D-Woodstock), a longtime Blagojevich critic. Just two House members voted against the measure. One of them was Deborah Mell (D-Chicago), Blago's sister-in-law.
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Meh I don't like the idea of messing with a person's income although I understand why this is done. It just gives the man more publicity that he really needs right now. Even if he can't help but bring attention to himself.
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