Some Latino leaders in Chicago are at odds over whether the U.S. Senate should seat the politician appointed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

The governor faces political corruption charges, including allegedly trying to sell the Senate seat for personal gain. Last week, the governor appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to the post.

Edwin Cardona is president of the Puerto Rican Parade Committee of Chicago.

CARDONA: I think he will make an awesome, awesome choice for Senate. However, if he does want the position, he should go to a special election, and if the public’s trust is with his nomination, they should actually elect him.

But José Landaverde, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, an Anglican mission on Chicago’s West Side, says it’s Blagojevich’s job to fill the Senate vacancy.

LANDAVERDE: There is a hope when a seat of the Senate is taken by a minority person that [he] will be more sensible to our Latino issues.

Burris is in Washington on Tuesday in hopes of being sworn-in to the Senate.