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The body won’t have much power to enact reparation plans, but aldermen who support the idea nonetheless view its creation as a big step after decades in which the prospect of reparations gained very little traction in the council.
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
Ever think of just voting straight Republican this November?
It is your only chance to avoid the radical overthrow of the U.S. Government.
As Thomas Sowell said “Have we reached the ultimate stage of absurdity where some people are held responsible for things that happened before they were born, while other people are not held responsible for what they themselves are doing today?”
Let that one sink in for a while.
What about reparations to all the white students that were denied entrance to medical and law school due to affirmative action? This has been going on since 1970. It will never happen, only race matters in the new world.
During the American Civil War, Illinois ranked fourth in men who served (more than 250,000) in the Union Army, a figure surpassed by only New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
IL was on the winning side, why are we looking at IL to pay reparations?
Also, reparations should be paid. Find me a person who was a former slave, they deserve being made whole for their travails.