Regarding the IRTA suit, the Cullerton bill severs constitutionality between retirees and actives. Even if the Court would find that the bill violates the Constitution with respect to Retirees, the portion applying to actives would remain in force (unless also ruled unconstitutional separately) and billions would still be saved. Madigan’s bill is inseverable and the whole thing is thrown out if any of it is thrown out.
- Grandson of Man - Wednesday, May 8, 13 @ 10:33 am:
I read an article in Crain’s Chicago Business that the Senate will take up the medical marijuana bill today. Godspeed to the bill.
The article has a profound quote. Due to the severity of the illnesses, the medical marijuana patients “will be in an exclusive club of which nobody wants to be a member.”
I hope that the patients will never again have to fear being arrested.
I’m really irritated by this revamped economic interest statement bill. I can understand for certain people why they may want all of that information provided but frankly most of the information they want to collect is nobody’s business. For the most part my statement is still going to be filled by lots of N/A responses. But really, what right do you think you have to know what my debts are, who my debtors are, where I get my income from, etc. Also, and I’ll admit this right here, though I think I’m already supposed to report gifts of money I get from my parents yearly I don’t report it. And I know lots of people who don’t. It’s none of your dang business if my parents give me money. You can already see my salary. I’m bound by ethics laws on how I conduct myself in any event that I may have some say over awarding contracts and grants. I’m frankly tired at the amount of information people think they have a right to know about me just because I happen to work for the government.
- Bobbysox - Wednesday, May 8, 13 @ 10:03 am:
Regarding the IRTA suit, the Cullerton bill severs constitutionality between retirees and actives. Even if the Court would find that the bill violates the Constitution with respect to Retirees, the portion applying to actives would remain in force (unless also ruled unconstitutional separately) and billions would still be saved. Madigan’s bill is inseverable and the whole thing is thrown out if any of it is thrown out.
- Grandson of Man - Wednesday, May 8, 13 @ 10:33 am:
I read an article in Crain’s Chicago Business that the Senate will take up the medical marijuana bill today. Godspeed to the bill.
The article has a profound quote. Due to the severity of the illnesses, the medical marijuana patients “will be in an exclusive club of which nobody wants to be a member.”
I hope that the patients will never again have to fear being arrested.
- Demoralized - Wednesday, May 8, 13 @ 2:01 pm:
I’m really irritated by this revamped economic interest statement bill. I can understand for certain people why they may want all of that information provided but frankly most of the information they want to collect is nobody’s business. For the most part my statement is still going to be filled by lots of N/A responses. But really, what right do you think you have to know what my debts are, who my debtors are, where I get my income from, etc. Also, and I’ll admit this right here, though I think I’m already supposed to report gifts of money I get from my parents yearly I don’t report it. And I know lots of people who don’t. It’s none of your dang business if my parents give me money. You can already see my salary. I’m bound by ethics laws on how I conduct myself in any event that I may have some say over awarding contracts and grants. I’m frankly tired at the amount of information people think they have a right to know about me just because I happen to work for the government.