<P> Blagojevich faced calls from members of both major parties and prominent politicians to resign . On December 9, Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn said in a news conference that Blagojevich should temporarily step aside from his office . On December 10, he went further and called for Blagojevich to resign, and also raised questions about his mental health . The state's other top elected officials--Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Comptroller Dan Hynes, Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and Secretary of State Jesse White--also called for Blagojevich to resign . </P> <P> Outgoing Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean also called for the governor to step down . </P> <P> On December 10, 2008, the Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate called for Blagojevich to resign and demanded that he not appoint a replacement for Obama . The letter also mentioned that, if Blagojevich appointed a successor to Obama in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Senate would be "forced to exercise (its) Constitutional authority under Article I, Section 5, to determine whether such a person should be seated". Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid indicated that the Senate might not seat a Blagojevich appointment because such an appointee "would be under a cloud of suspicion". </P> <P> Illinois' remaining Senator, Majority Whip Dick Durbin, urged the state legislature to quickly set a special election to fill Obama's vacant Senate seat, saying that any appointment by Blagojevich would not be legitimate . </P>

Which of the following would not be allowed to take a seat in the senate