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The anti-gerrymandering group Common Cause gave Illinois an “F” grade, citing a lack of public participation that has routinely gotten in the way of producing political maps reflective of the state’s demographics.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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Gerrymandering happens in every state but IL is particularly bad because of the crazy geographical districts they create to maintain their supermajority.
The loss of the IL supreme court hurts and cut off any chance to reclaim legitimate representation. The one path I can see to get back some power and representation is to drive the wedge in some of the borderline districts and sell the narrative that either pay for illegal immigrants or pensions but not both. The kicker has to be that retirement and pension income will be taxed. This splits the public union vs progressive/socialists and allows an opening for a moderate Democrat ( covert R). We need to take back power with a trojan horse style offensive. It’s… Read more »
The government unions would have it no other way. Rape and pillage the taxpayers at every turn. Long live the Democrats, they can have Illinois, till they retire then they move to a Red state for good reason.
Dem King Mikey Madigans years of hard work.
Hoping that corrupt lying POS Dem is in Marion next year.
He’ll be in a country club in North Carolina. But he deserves Marion or worse
I wish he would go to prison also, but unfortunately he will never see a cell he will be dead before that ever happens. His daughter Lisa needs to be investigated and imprisoned.