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The criminal courts have a huge backlog, and I'm sure a good number of those are small-time pot charges. Legalization could help shorten waiting times and overcrowding at Cook County Jail.
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The X-man cometh posted:The criminal courts have a huge backlog, and I'm sure a good number of those are small-time pot charges. Legalization could help shorten waiting times and overcrowding at Cook County Jail. lol implying overcrowding prisons is a bug and not a feature.
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Personally I think licenses for growers and sellers should be given to those with weed convictions previously along with full exoneration but that will never happen. The crown poo poo jewel of the things Pritzker has talked about has to be the casino. Look at the way his eyes light up every time he talks about it! Let's take a state where the biggest city is already vilified for its crime problems and add a casino 
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ArgaWarga posted:Personally I think licenses for growers and sellers should be given to those with weed convictions previously along with full exoneration but that will never happen. Christan Mitchell has been talking a lot about how marijuana legalization needs to address affected communities, and he's in the transition team. So it will probably be considered in some way, but who knows what will happen.
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ArgaWarga posted:Personally I think licenses for growers and sellers should be given to those with weed convictions previously along with full exoneration but that will never happen. Now why in the world would an heir to a hotel chain who also has a riverboat business be interested in expanding casinos? 
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Nov 10, 2018 06:15
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I want to smoke weed with JB. that billionaire weed
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banned from Starbucks posted:I want to smoke weed with JB. Elon not returning your calls?
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So I'm genuinely curious about the extent to which Madigan and state Democrats allegedly deserve blame for the state's financial situation. The vast majority of information I find on this subject feels like it's coming straight from the IPI, or it's the Tribune waxing poetic about Indiana. If I ask on /r/chicago, I'll just get a bunch of responses from libertarian crypto-fascists. From what I keep reading, our pension situation can't be resolved without changes to the state constitution, and Democrats are allegedly blocking changes from ever being made. I have a hard time accepting that the situation is that simple, because state Republicans don't seem satisfied simply pursuing a fix to the pension crisis, but want to pursue additional GOP goals like deregulation, cutting services, cutting taxes, union busting, etc. Is there a place where I can read up on why this is such a difficult issue to tackle? Obviously in a situation regarding Illinois politics, corruption and ineptitude can't be ruled out, but sometimes this feels like a cop out. Tell me what it is, goons
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Sound Insect posted:So I'm genuinely curious about the extent to which Madigan and state Democrats allegedly deserve blame for the state's financial situation. The vast majority of information I find on this subject feels like it's coming straight from the IPI, or it's the Tribune waxing poetic about Indiana. If I ask on /r/chicago, I'll just get a bunch of responses from libertarian crypto-fascists. The problem has been ongoing for 40+ years, with both parties in their turn kicking the can of funding pensions down the road and spending like there was no tomorrow, with Republicans refusing to raise taxes when they were in charge and Dems getting shellacked the times they did raise taxes. The situation cannot be resolved without changes to the state constitution, and now that Democrats have supermajorities in both houses and the governorship they can, theoretically, call one and do the needful, which means they will be solely on the hook for slashing pensions and raising taxes, which you can bet your rear end the Republicans will run on in the next election and will lose them seats. They want that fig leaf of bipartisanship and they won't get it, and they don't have the courage to bite the bullet and fix poo poo, because the recipients of those pensions are state workers (read: Democratic base). And honestly the workers have the right to be pissed off, they just want what they were promised. Its a clusterfuck and it will never be solved unless they discover oil or diamonds or some poo poo on state land.
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I dunno, I just better get my loving step raises and the pay I should have been getting the past 5 years.
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quote:House Speaker Michael Madigan, who also chairs the Democratic Party of Illinois, gave indication on Tuesday that Democratic leaders will present a unified front. Promising.
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Oracle posted:And honestly the workers have the right to be pissed off, they just want what they were promised. Its a clusterfuck and it will never be solved unless they discover oil or diamonds or some poo poo on state land. I mean yeah but they were promised anything and everything that would secure their unions endorsements, so it's not like they were reasonable offers. It would've been a sweet deal for them if they had funded the pensions instead of throwing all the money at contractors to secure their unions endorsements also, but thems machine politics for you. Classic have your cake and eat it too. is weed legal yet
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Dang, one on hand it was unlikely for pritzker to be so pro-weed if madigan opposed it, but I wasn't expecting the full-on push for recreational this soon:quote:State Sen. Heather Steans and state Rep. Kelly Cassidy introduced legislation last March to legalize recreational cannabis in Illinois, but the bills failed in both houses of the Legislature. https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannab...er-jb-pritzker/ (and of course the anti-weed SAM campaigning against it has patrick kennedy as an advisor. Every last kennedy needs to stfu when it comes to anything to do with weed, especially when half of them have committed felonies under booze & prescription drugs.)
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Willa Rogers posted:Dang, one on hand it was unlikely for pritzker to be so pro-weed if madigan opposed it, but I wasn't expecting the full-on push for recreational this soon: Something positive from the statehouse! Amazing! Can we talk about the Chicago Mayoral election in here? I have zero clue who to vote for, and I'm not even sure if there has been any polling yet. Signatures are now being turned in, so that we weed out some of the candidates. I imagine Preckwinkle has the advantage, but Mendoza probably has some backing from the machine, and then you have Enyia who is getting free publicity from Chance and Kanye. Something I just learned, you can only sign a petition for one candidate. If you signed for multiple ones, then the only petition signature that counts is the one you signed first, but the date signed is not always known. Fun stuff.
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It seems too early to really tell. There’s a ton of candidates and there’s no one particularly exciting. But gently caress McCarthy, Daley, and Vallas. Mendoza seems fairly suspect too. Unless someone really distinguishes themselves I’ll probably vote for Toni.
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most of them suck in various ways imho - mccarthy sucks because ACAB - daley sucks because daley - vallas sucks because of daley admin history (and he is a financial wonk or whatever) - chico sucks because of daley admin history (chief of staff lol) - valencia sucks because of emanuel admin history - preckwickle sucks for supporting berrios who was typical of terrible chicago politics - mendoza sucks because she is an establishment politician who will take no concrete stances - lightfoot sucks from prior service in OPS when CPD was extra terrible, also she led the police board during some stupid poo poo - fioretti sold out and endorsed rahm last election - brown is corrupt, ford probably is too, green is a protest candidate, sales-griffin would be a slightly more human zuck, and idk anything about kozlar or kelly. so, you should vote for Amara or Willie Wilson or perennial candidate William 'Dock' Walls (i'm sad LaRaviere dropped out). (vote for Amara)
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Bird in a Blender posted:Something positive from the statehouse! Amazing! Yah; Enyia was forced to drop out of the last mayoral race bc of signature challenges. I just came across a Trib story about how the petition challenges favor old-style establishment pols, from the wired lawyers who work for them to the people who rule on the challenges to the county employees like Preckwinkle who have 24/7 access to the signatures. It's the most typically Chicago-politics system you could come up with. I don't live in the city, but if I did I'd vote for Amara: quote:Enyia is the daughter of Nigerian dissidents who settled in the Chicago suburbs in the 1970s and continued to be active in their country’s politics. She speaks five languages and competes in Ironman triathlons. Her campaign has included running on neighborhood streets, joining would-be constituents in one- and three-mile jogs. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/19/amara-enyia-chicago-mayor-candidate-chance-the-rapper-kanye-west?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Amara is a total fake. She didn't get challenged, she never filed her signatures because she didn't collect enough. She then endorsed Bob Fioretti. She also endorsed Chris Kennedy, who was the only Democratic candidate against a $15 minimum wage. She worked for Daley, too and, her nonprofits were funded by Machine insiders. And then there's Kanye.
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I'm not surprised she didn't get enough signatures, she was pretty unknown last time around. I am surprised to learn that both her and LaRaviere endorsed Kennedy... I wonder if they didn't endorse Biss because of the (dumb) way he dropped Ramirez-Rosa as running mate. I agree that is a lame move. Her involvement with the Daley administration is less concerning to me than the others, and I'm pretty sure that most non-profits here take money from insiders. Kanye is a mess to have involved but I do feel like he only got involved because of Chance. Basically I trust Chance and Amara both to actually give a poo poo about Chicagoans in a broader sense. Best of the worst I guess? Hard to find someone squeaky clean around here.
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I know it's early and there will probably be some terrible stuff I'll find out about her, but I'm leaning toward Mendoza. She's really smart and did a great job as Comptroller. That transparency bill she pushed ended up being vital in getting Rauner out of office. Then again maybe she just looks good because the competition looks so weak.
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the chicago mayoral election is going to be like the st louis one - you don't vote for a candidate so much as you vote against the people you don't like
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CAPS LOCK BROKEN posted:the chicago mayoral election is going to be like the st louis one - you don't vote for a candidate so much as you vote against the people you don't like that is every election for every race everywhere
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Amara went to high school with my wife, so that means I’ll probably vote for her unless something stupid comes up. That and she seems to be the most progressive candidate so far, which is an actual good reason to vote for her. Mendoza is probably my second choice, maybe Preckwinkle after that. It’s kind of a mish mash of people in the middle of the ticket.
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Enyia endorsing Fioretti is one of the weirder things about her. That guy seems like such a transparent phony, and that's before he flipped and endorsed Emanuel.
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She says a lot of progressive things and has never actually acted on any of them during her entire career. Literally none.
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Happy final day to file for a mayoral Run Chicago goons. How are you all up north celebrating this fine day of petition filing.
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Dexo posted:Happy final day to file for a mayoral Run Chicago goons. We're getting snowed on and asking candidates for their stance on dibs.
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I know Mendoza is an unknown of sorts but the way she totally hosed over Rauner is admirable. She seems really smart, especially on the financial issues which the city could probably use help on.
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In terms of pure competence, Mendoza is the best candidate by far. Unfortunately, she's pretty conservative for Chicago, and she's always worked closely with the establishment.
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Niwrad posted:I know Mendoza is an unknown of sorts but the way she totally hosed over Rauner is admirable. She seems really smart, especially on the financial issues which the city could probably use help on. This is why I like her where she is. The new Dem gov coming in needs someone to do the numbers and tell him realistically why what he wants is or isn't going to work, cuz you know Pritzker is goin be in there all 
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Amara getting that many signatures is encouraging. It shows she can pull enough support and volunteers together to work the doors. I was actually concerned she wouldn't get enough. I always thought the rule of thumb was to come in with 3x the amount of signatures required, which is like 36,000. She probably got a late start, but I imagine a lot of the other front runners are going to gun for her to get her off the ballot. I guess we find out in a few weeks who survives. Last big election we went from 20 candidates to 6 after signature challenges.
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Federal agents took over Ed Burke's office today. https://twitter.com/CarolMarin/status/1068175257939443712?s=19
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The X-man cometh posted:Federal agents took over Ed Burke's office today. i believe i can speak for all in the great city of chicago not presently employed by the CPD, and indeed the whole of the great state of illinois, when I say: "heh"
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About drat time. Edited for link with more info. Of course its related to Trump because of course it is. quote:Burke has been targeted for defeat by Congressman-elect Jesus “Chuy” Garcia because of his property-tax appeal work on the riverfront tower that bears the name of President Donald Trump.
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Burke's been co-mixing his public position & his law firm's business for decades (as has Madigan); the federal investigation is likely bc of this:quote:Over the years, Burke also has come under fire for representing clients doing business with the city, requiring him to abstain from many votes. His law firm specializes in tax-assessment abatement; I doubt his work for Trump is anything other than "one of many." But Garcia's right inasmuch as Burke should've dropped Trump as a client after he was elected president.
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