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House Bill 1533 is sponsored by State Rep. Barbara Hernandez. Anyone caught declawing a cat would be subject to an Illinois Department of Agriculture fine of $500 for the first offense and $1,000 for a second violation.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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According to JB the Hutt and the rest of the cabal, it’s perfectly ok for a minor child to be mutilated, but declawing your cat is illegal.
Illinois is lost. These politicians are insane.
But not a word on mutilating confused children.
Speaks volumes about the priorities of IL legislators: cats are more important than children.
All the most pressing issues … Seems like progressive is all about legislating what you CAN’T DO, unless it is a vice, then you totally can do that.