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Moffitt: History No One Wanted to Make -- DOWNLOAD INTERVIEW HERE
A local lawmaker sounded almost somber when he talked about his vote to impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich.

State Representative Don Moffitt was one of the 114 House members that voted Friday in favor of impeachment, calling the vote probably the most important vote he's ever cast.

Moffitt tells WGIL even though he knew he had to vote in favor of impeachment, it was still a vote that he had to think long and hard about. "Certainly I thought a lot about this vote as I drove down this week to attend this session, as I sat in on the hearings, and as we heard the presentation on the House floor (Friday)," Moffitt said. "I thought about the historic significance -- the importance -- and what we were doing was something that has never happened before in the history of the State of Illinois."

Moffitt calls the bringing of articles of impeachment the first step toward restoring faith and confidence in government, as well as integrity.

The Gilson Republican says he hopes it's "the closing chapter to what's really been a dark era, a low point, in governmental history in the State of Illinois," he said.

Moffitt says if there's one thing what really disappointed him in all the corruption allegations brought forth against the Governor, it's that Blagojevich allegedly withheld funding to a Chicago children's hospital in exchange for a political campaign contribution.

To download WGIL's full interview with State Rep. Don Moffitt, CLICK HERE (mp3 format).
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