Continuing coverage of the League of Women Voters Candidates’ Night for those seeking State Senate seats looking at answers to the question of their three highest priorities. And the candidates had a minute to answer the question My notes are below: … Continue reading
Category Archives: Term Limits for Legislative Leaders
Continuing coverage of the League of Women Voters Candidates’ Night for those seeking State Senate seats looking at answers to the question of Term Limits. And the candidates had a minute to answer the question My notes are below: 32nd District … Continue reading
Four suburban women running for the State Senate as Democrats are using the issue I introduced in 2002 when I ran as a Libertarian for Govenror. They are Laura Ellman, Suzy Glowiak, Ann Gillespie and Bridget Fitzgerald. You can read the … Continue reading
Well, what do you know? Reading Capitol Fax yesterday, I learned that JB Pritzker has followed Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Danial Biss in supporting Term Limits for Legislative Leaders. As I have reported earlier, the idea was first put into play … Continue reading
Capitol Fax is reported this week that State Senator Daniel Biss, running for Governor as a Democrat, has adopted the proposal that I set forth on the day I announced my 2002 candidacy for Governor on the Libertarian Party ticket: … Continue reading
When an idea gains strength journalists say it has “legs.” The idea for a constitutional amendment to limit the number of terms a person could be House Speaker or Minority Leader and Senate President or Minority Leader was a major … Continue reading
A communication from State Senator Karen McConnaughay: Do you want to learn more about the Senate budget framework? I’m happy to report the Senate finished the 99th General Assembly strong, as a new chapter with the 100th General Assembly of … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Karen McConnaughay: Sen. McConnaughay applauds Senate rule change imposing term limits SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Karen McConnaughay (R-St. Charles) issued the following response to a newly adopted Senate Resolution imposing term limits on Senate … Continue reading
It took fifteen years for my third party suggestion that the problem with Illinois politics was the lack of new legislative leaders to bear fruit. When Jim Tobin and I announced our candidacies for Lt. Governor and Governor on the … Continue reading
My first press conference in the 2002 Libertarian Party campaign for Governor against chickenhearted Rob Blagojevich and Jim Ryan focused on Term Limits for Legislative Leaders. Below, you can see the poster that my Lt. Gov. candidate Jim Tobin and … Continue reading
They say that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. So, I guess I am flattered that State Rep. Jack Franks is re-cycling the idea I floated when I was running for Governor on the Libertarian Party ticket in … Continue reading
The first sentence of the Associated Press story about State Rep. Jack Franks’ attempt to deflect criticism for his breaking of his promise to serve only three terms reads, “An Illinois lawmaker has introduced a proposal to ask voters in … Continue reading
Back in the spring of 2002, at a press conference in Jim Tobin’s National Taxpayers United of Illinois office, he and I held our first press conference in our Libertarian Party quest for the Governor’s and Lt. Governor’s Office. The … Continue reading
First promoted over ten years ago in my Libertarian Party campaign for Illinois Governor against Rod Blagojevich and Jim Ryan, my proposal for Term Limits for Legislative Leaders made the Chicago Tribune editorial endorsement of State Senator Dan Duffy. Here’s the … Continue reading
I don’t know if anyone at the Northwest Herald was there in 2002 when I ran for governor on the Libertarian Party ticket, but Sunday’s editorial writer provided a flashback for me. When I announced my candidacy, the main pitch … Continue reading
I guess I’ve slipped off State Senator Pam Althoff’s press release list, but, fortunately, I discovered on < that one of McHenry County’s legislators is endorsing her colleague Matt Murphy for Lieutenant Governor. Murphy started off running for governor, then … Continue reading
Previously, McHenry County Blog extracted the responses of state representatives to a proposal to impose term limits on leaders. Locally, Republican Mike Tryon was the only one opposed to imposing term limits on legislative leaders. That’s the reform I championed … Continue reading
I’m pretty amazed that the issue I stressed when I ran for governor against Rod Blagojevich and Jim Ryan in 2002 is getting attention during this year when the media is pushing reform: Term Limitsfor Leaders When my Libertarian Party … Continue reading
One of the proposals which has the greatest potential to break the logjam in Springfield is the one I campaigned on for governor in 2002: Term Limits for Legislative Leaders Needless to say, legislative leaders think this is horrible idea. … Continue reading
When Tom Cross replaced Lee Daniels as House Minority Leader, one of the changes he put forth was that he would not serve forever like Daniels did. Ten years would be enough, thank you. Cross has now taken the limit … Continue reading