* From the ILGOP…
When Lisa Madigan’s motion to stop state-employee pay failed at a St. Clair County Court last month, the Attorney General wasted no time in announcing she would appeal the decision. The Associated Press reported that Lisa Madigan immediately announced she would appeal the St. Clair ruling.
Yesterday, when a Cook County judge declared that lawmakers should be paid, Lisa Madigan was all but silent, saying only that her office was “reviewing the decision.”
Her priorities are backwards.
“Lisa Madigan is looking out for the politicians’ pay and not state employees. Instead of immediately announcing she will fight yesterday’s court ruling, as she did in her attempt to stop state employee pay, Lisa Madigan is so far refusing to fight to stop politicians, including herself, her father, and Comptroller Mendoza, from being paid. Lisa Madigan should announce today that she will file for an immediate stay to stop lawmakers from getting paid until they step up and pass a balanced budget with reform.” – Illinois Republican Party Spokesman Steven Yaffe
OK, so lemme get this straight. She vowed to appeal a decision after a judge ordered state employees paid without a valid, legal appropriation, but she didn’t immediately vow to appeal a decision after a judge ordered state legislators paid because of a valid, legal appropriation.
Got it.
*** UPDATE *** Press release…
“It is unfathomable that Susana Mendoza is rushing out $45,000 to every lawmaker without asking a judge for an immediate stay. Mendoza is putting Madigan Machine politicians first in line and breaking her campaign pledge to taxpayers.”
Susana Mendoza’s decision to get lawmaker pay out the door as quickly as possible, instead of immediately asking a judge for a stay, is an outrageous affront to taxpayers.
WMBD is now reporting that Mendoza is processing an $8.6 million payout for state level politicians, without asking for a stay.
Don’t forget – this is all a result of a lawsuit brought by Mike Madigan’s personal attorney.
This is the Madigan Machine at work, in plain sight, for all to see.
The video…
- Just Sayin' - Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 9:46 am:
#FakeRage
- @MisterJayEm - Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 9:46 am:
“She vowed to appeal a decision after a judge ordered state employees paid without a valid, legal appropriation, but she didn’t immediately vow to a appeal a decision after a judge ordered state legislators paid because of a valid, legal appropriation.”
Your fancy ‘logic’ has no place in this OODA Loop, Rich!
– MrJM
- Hamlet's Ghost - Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 9:49 am:
A pounce and a miss
Time to google some #CatFail videos
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 9:59 am:
Start here…
===…with reform.===
Again, hostages. A want, not a required measurable budget element .
And, the Attorney General, following the logical and legal thought processes … and discussing both the paying of elected officials and not paying state workers without a budget as the law would prescribe… is an Attorney General not doing the job or following her oath?
Yaffe is against the Illinois Constitution and the legal arguments to apply that constitution?
Pay without a budget.
Withhold pay with unconstitutional powers to do so.
That Yaffe, a legal scholar he’s not.
Yaffe is but someone Rauner’s Crew see as someone who’s personal integrity isn’t worth a whole bunch.
- West Side Don - Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 9:59 am:
Does anyone (besides us nerds) read these press releases, anyway?
- Puddintaine - Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 10:17 am:
West Side Don, I think you have identified the root of most of our current woes. As stated above, failed cat pounce vids would garner more attention 😕
- Anonymous - Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 10:21 am:
Yaffe can always get a job at Fox News.
- Rabid - Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 10:28 am:
With reforms, aren’t you the one withholding the budget numbers of turnaround savings the voter can get behind?
- wordslinger - Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 10:34 am:
You can see why Rauner’s honked. He paid good money for the State of Illinois.
What kind of system allows the legislature and courts interfere with how he plays with his toys?
- A guy - Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:21 am:
It’s a free swing. They took it. Foul ball. Next pitch.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:18 pm:
To the Mendoza update,
When you are fighting against the Constitution, you’re losing.
- Union proud - Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:24 pm:
In regard to Yaffee’s statement: I will expect all of those super principled GOP legislators to donate every last cent of their pay checks to charity. They want poor people to suffer until there are “reforms,” then they should suffer too. Either that or they publicly denounce what he is saying. If this is the “official” IL GOP position then put your money where your mouth is.
- Demoralized - Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:59 pm:
==If this is the “official” IL GOP position then put your money where your mouth is.==
I don’t think anything else needs to be said. The Republicans are free to ask that their checks be held. I’m sure Mendoza would oblige.
- Rabid - Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 1:20 pm:
Every lawmaker is madigans machine politician, not saying much for GOP representatives