Editorial: Ethics reform in Illinois? Go after party leaders or go home – Chicago Tribune

"[B]eyond reform that can be scratched on paper, changing the culture of business as usual in Springfield and at City Hall requires a revolt. It requires voters to prioritize ethics reform at the ballot box, and it requires political leadership willing to light a blowtorch. If that revolt doesn’t start with party leaders, don’t even dream of change. It’s got to come from the top and from the inside."
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debtsor
6 years ago

“It requires voters to prioritize ethics reform at the ballot box, and it requires political leadership willing to light a blowtorch. ” …but but but, Orange Man Bad, voters can’t ever be expected to vote for the ‘other’ guy, the Republican! I mean, in many Illinois districts, like now charged State Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Federal Prison), HAS RUN OPPOSED IN HIS PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS SINCE AT LEAST 2008!!!! Think about that for one second…no one, not a single candidate, has ran against Sandoval, from ANY PARTY, IN ANY RACE since 2008. This isn’t Democracy, it’s insanity. Because Orange Man… Read more »

debtsor
6 years ago
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Sorry, UNOPPOSED, not opposed! Typo!

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