Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
Gerrymandering doesn’t just give Democrats a majority, it gives them a supermajority. That’s why they have zero interest in reforming the system.
When local progressive groups complain about gerrymandering and claim to support fair maps, they will admit that it’s not about Illinois – it’s about reforming other states. Illinois is their progressive utopia – why would they want to do anything to change it?