You have a constitutional right to vote, and Illinois took it away. That elegantly simple claim was the sole basis for a lawsuit brought by the Liberty Justice Center, for which we should all be thankful.
We wrote in May that a new law, dubbed an “ethics bill” by Gov. JB Pritzker, was brazen election interference. It attempted to change the rules retroactively for slating General Assembly candidates, targeting Republicans only, and would have kept perhaps 14 candidates off the ballot in the 2024 general election. The change in the law was passed over the course of just 30 hours in May by inserting it into a bill that had nothing to do with voting.
No lawsuit should ever have been necessary, we wrote, because the court of public opinion should have shamed the Illinois political establishment into annulling the stunt. Regardless of your side of the aisle, the law should have been seen as an abomination of the election process.
Shamelessness, however, prevails in Illinois, so somebody had to sue. The Liberty Justice Center did. They won. Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision leaving in place a lower court ruling that blocked the new law. The Liberty Justice Center’s own column on the win is here.
Common sense, the rule of law and the Constitution provide uncommon victories today. Celebrate this one.
-Mark Glennon
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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.
This is great news
Tyrants like Illinois Democrats and their Sugardaddy JB Pritzker do not deserve Democracy.
How about that! They didn’t move out and got something done. It’s a good thing they don’t read Wirepoints comments.
Tim, all of us cowards that moved out of Illinois obviously made a huge mistake and should immediately move back.
Abandoning principles to save yourself? That’s erroneously sacrificing liberty for safety.
Actually, I found a place that shares my principles which include freedom/liberty. I don’t think Illinois stands for anything worth fighting for…. but you go ahead if it makes you happy.
Then why are you trolling this site?