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"Our job as the legislature is to do redistricting every 10 years. And we did that this year and last year. And a three judge Federal Court has said that our approach was the right way. Members on the other side are gonna complain. That’s what they do. They do it very well. But we got it right," Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch said in this wide-reaching interview.
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Headline should read Speaker Madigan defends remote voting, judicial gerrymandering thru Speaker Welch, people Madigan is still calling the shots behind the scenes.
Welch is just another loser dem destroying Illinois Wake up Citizens!
In redistricting circles, Illinois’s gerrymandering in 2021 is universally recognized as the most corrupt and gerrymandered yet, awaiting only New York’s upcoming map, which could be even more gerrymandered. Congrats guys! Always vote blue no matter who!