By: Mark Glennon
Even left-leaning Politico had to acknowledge it, their headline being, “How a tiny town sent a big message to China — and Biden.”
Ordinary citizens pulled off the extraordinary on Tuesday, recalling the entire slate of township supervisors who supported Gotion’s construction of a lithium battery factory for electric vehicles in their township. Gotion is a Chinese company with multiple links to the Chinese Communist Party. Wasting not a minute, replacement candidates opposing the project immediately took over township offices and changed the locks to keep the defeated out.
That was in Michigan, but Gotion has a nearly identical project planned for Manteno, Illinois, where citizens are equally incensed. The projects are to be subsidized with billions of dollars of state and federal taxpayer money.
Opponents in Manteno are now super-organized. They’ve formed an organization with a website collecting money, hired a lawyer, run a Facebook page and more.
We interviewed former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Cella of the Michigan-China Economic and Security Review Group, a leading critic of both the Michigan and Illinois Gotion projects.
The Michigan and Illinois Gotion plants are pet projects of Governors Gretchen Whitmer and JB Pritzker, respectively. However, statewide polling in Michigan and Illinois confirm broad opposition to the projects. Results of the Illinois poll are summarized below.
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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.
“People retake the government.” Maybe Illinois is next. Where are the naysayers now? I’ll be watching for your comments.
Great work Mark
Though heartwarming, Illinoisans have to remember two things: Pritzger would rather lose weight than lose face and he knows he has a docile voter base dependent on him for the welfare they need to survive. He would probably find a way to open and lose billions of taxpayers dollars purely out of spite. If we don’t recall/ impeach this “trust fund baby that would be king”, expect nothing short of a major upheaval to stop him .
Take Pritzker’s pathetic treason down Manteno!!!
Thumbs down from the unions that make their money building the joint and move on to the next one leaving the locals to deal with the consequences.
Putzker, are you digesting this story? Your little pet project in Manteno is next!
Look for a sudden, quiet change in state law that takes the decision making out of the hands of locals and gives it to the state. Jumbo Belly does not like to lose.
I am not so sure about that. Politically, Pritzker would be wise to kill the deal now. Yes, that would be somewhat embarrassing initially, but it would save him from having what will be a permanent albatross around his neck if the deal proceeds. It’s universally unpopular in both parties. He could blame it on weak E.V. sales and a battery glut that is taking shape. That would not be just a pretext; it’s true.
I agree with you on that. The battery plant and the immigrant mess could prove to be very unfavorable for Pritzker’s Presidential run and I would love to see it happen. As for Illinois Governor though he would probably be re-elected regardless
Hey, Michiganders aren’t as far gone as Illinoisians! This story warms my heart.
Great work Wirepoints! Keep fighting!