tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post3402887692281548081..comments2024-03-09T22:15:08.461-06:00Comments on Lake County Eye: The Runaround AgendaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-11218887379090012122019-01-13T07:40:35.164-06:002019-01-13T07:40:35.164-06:00Townships are going nowhere. For the most part in...Townships are going nowhere. For the most part in IL, townships are the farm-league for the GOP. Over 40 bills to affect some form of township have been introduced in the last four years...how many became law?...maybe one. McSweeney and his Democratic counterpart Yingling do their best every year to introduce anti-township legislation. Most end up in the Rule Commitee where bills go to die or get vetoed. It is a funny game the legislators play as the give McSweeney and Yingling a false sense of security passing by passing their frivolous legislation knowing the Gov will veto and then stab McSweeny and Yingling in the back by NOT over-riding the veto.<br />The Township Officials of Illinois (TOI) is a small but mighty lobbiest. David is TOI, Goliath is the House.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com