U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said Illinois Democrats criticizing Texas Republicans is hypocritical as Illinois’ maps are criticized as deeply gerrymandered. And U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley said the debate should focus on a national bipartisan fair map process that some have filed in Congress. “We’d be all better off if we just took a beat and looked at this piece of legislation and said if we’re serious about this, let’s see what the public really wants,” Quigley said on stage next to LaHood.
The public wants to stop urban, blue areas running the rest of the state. The first step towards this would be a thorough, comprehensive review and updating of the voter rolls.
David F
9 months ago
When Illinois establishes an non-partisan commission, then we could take about TX but from the most gerrymandered state in the whole US any talk is just pure hypocrisy
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.
The public wants to stop urban, blue areas running the rest of the state. The first step towards this would be a thorough, comprehensive review and updating of the voter rolls.
When Illinois establishes an non-partisan commission, then we could take about TX but from the most gerrymandered state in the whole US any talk is just pure hypocrisy