![]() In America’s long expansion of the franchise and equality of democracy, it’s simply the right thing to do. In a recent poll by Pew Research Center, over 50% of all Americans in every age bracket support “changing the current system so the candidate who receives the most votes wins.” I can’t help but agree. In presidential elections, the Electoral College allows candidates to ignore the voices of millions of Americans because their state reliably votes for one party, and a majority of Americans want to change that. For these reasons it is all the more important that we reaffirm the most fundamental of democratic ideas: that every person’s vote should count equally. 6 insurrection to assaults on voting rights to the undemocratic character of the Supreme Court, democracy in America faces challenges like never before. It’s no surprise to most that American democracy is in crisis. Marie Jordan, Westmont America needs National Popular Vote Compact Scaremongers like Smith and the IPI have no place in our civic discourse. Taxpayers deserve honest discussion of the pros and cons of proposals that profoundly affect us. Surprise! There is none, not even a hypothetical example of how a specific work safety issue bargained for by county employees will increase my taxes by X-amount of dollars.Just the usual jumbo word salad of anti-tax buzzwords and anti-union dog whistles. So I went to the IPI’s website looking for answers. She does not tell us precisely how public workers bargaining “to protect their economic welfare and safety at work” (the actual language of Amendment 1) would result in these scarily precise property tax increases. Effingham County, property taxes on the typical home would rise by $743.”īut how would union “bosses” be able to do this? Smith never says. She is oddly specific:in Cook County, “the median homeowner could pay at least an additional $2,935 in property taxes during the next four years if voters approve Amendment 1. In a recent op-ed, Mailee Smith of the Illinois Policy Institute claims that Amendment 1 on collective bargaining rights could wildly increase property taxes, as it pertains to public workers. Misleading numbers have no place in civic discourse ![]() Letters should be a maximum of approximately 375 words. To be considered for publication, letters must include your full name, your neighborhood or hometown and a phone number for verification purposes. SEND LETTERS TO: We want to hear from our readers. Synology Knowledge Center provides you with answers to frequently asked questions, troubleshooting steps, software tutorials, and all the technical documentation you may need. ![]() Hopefully, federal assistance will be swift, efficient and effective for Florida and anywhere else it is needed. And, they should acknowledge that economic hardship is no different than hardship wrought by natural disaster. They should further stipulate that this is what ought to be done in a fair and equitable society and affirm the principle of government assistance when and where needed. Indeed, I would like to see political leaders from all of the poorer states acknowledge the gigantic economic transfer of wealth from the Northeast, Illinois and California to those poorer states. Worse than hypocrisy is the unwillingness of those leaders to assist the poor, the disadvantaged and the immigrants in our society who need the help of others. What I find to be totally unacceptable is the gross hypocrisy of those political leaders who used the dog whistle on the one hand and seek socialized solutions to problems on the other hand. This case presents the question whether an employee at will has a cause of action against her employer to recover damages for the termination of her employment following her refusal to continue a project she viewed as medically unethical.Now these same elected officials are requesting massive government spending (a “handout”) to assist in the recovery from Hurricane Ian. Pending is a motion pursuant to Chancery Rule 23.1 to approve as fair and reasonable a proposed settlement of a consolidated derivative action on behalf of Caremark International, Inc. 36 (Crawford), the United States Supreme Court held, with exceptions not relevant here, that ] the admission of testimonial hearsay against a criminal defendant violates the Sixth Amendment right to confront and cross-examine witnesses. VIEW CASE OPINIONĬORRIGAN, J.-In Crawford v. Co.ĭefendant appeals from a judgment for plaintiff in an action for damages for injury to property under an indemnity clause of a contract.
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