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tired of one party rule?
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Steve Hunley of The Chicago Sun Times had an article for today's edition which summed up the displeasure of Illinois residents with state government. The breakdown of the state government falls mainly with the Governor, but he had help, namely from House Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President Emil Jones, the leaders of both chambers of the legislature. We now know what one-party rule brought to Illinois: undeserved pay raises, an unbalanced budget and more bond debt.
The consensus was for voters to wait until 2010 to rid Illinois of a "tumor", as Speaker Madigan so affectionately called the Governor in his memo to Democrat House candidates. But voters are finding out that the future is now, and they can do something about one-party rule in Illinois on November 4, 2008.
That is VOTE REPUBLICAN. Steve mentioned that could be a hard sell in Illinois. But perhaps not. A year ago the message for the Republican Party was nowhere to be found. Today the message is getting clearer by the day. Bring good, efficient government back to Illinois with decreased business fees and taxes. Also we must remember the best way to raise money IS NOT to spend it.
I am a candidate for the Illinois Senate in the 36th District. If elected I will call for a major, independent auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of state government for waste, fraud and abuse. I would sponsor legislation to call for the Governor to present the proposed budget to the legislature at least 30 days before it could be voted on. I support the three-fifths majority vote of both the House and the Senate before a tax increase can be sent to the Governor.
House Republican Leader Tom Cross has called for this "super majority" as far back as April of 2005.
The consensus was for voters to wait until 2010 to rid Illinois of a "tumor", as Speaker Madigan so affectionately called the Governor in his memo to Democrat House candidates. But voters are finding out that the future is now, and they can do something about one-party rule in Illinois on November 4, 2008.
That is VOTE REPUBLICAN. Steve mentioned that could be a hard sell in Illinois. But perhaps not. A year ago the message for the Republican Party was nowhere to be found. Today the message is getting clearer by the day. Bring good, efficient government back to Illinois with decreased business fees and taxes. Also we must remember the best way to raise money IS NOT to spend it.
I am a candidate for the Illinois Senate in the 36th District. If elected I will call for a major, independent auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of state government for waste, fraud and abuse. I would sponsor legislation to call for the Governor to present the proposed budget to the legislature at least 30 days before it could be voted on. I support the three-fifths majority vote of both the House and the Senate before a tax increase can be sent to the Governor.
House Republican Leader Tom Cross has called for this "super majority" as far back as April of 2005.