Democrats demonstrate democracy in action—a tale of two States
The last two days, I changed my direction, which was on the MURDER of unborn babies, and posted about the new federal budget proposed by Barack Hussein Obama. I’m changing directions, once again, and am discussing the States of Illinois, my State, and the State of Wisconsin, which is directly north of Illinois.
Illinois:
Since I have been back in Illinois which will be seven years in early June, the Democrats have controlled both houses of the General Assembly, the Governor’s office, and almost all of the other executive Statewide, elected offices. The Democrats also control the judiciary. And until the November election of last year, the Democrats also controlled the majority of the seats in the House of Representatives and both Senate seats. And of course, the elected President of the United States—Barack Hussein Obama—is from Illinois.
Last year as in previous years, the State of Illinois failed to balance its yearly budget although required to do so by the Illinois Constitution (The Illinois Democratic Party in action). The projected deficit for the budget was $13 billion (The Illinois Democratic Party in action). During the course of the year, the State, not having the money, failed to pay its bills on time and still owes many entities a sum total of billions of dollars (The Illinois Democratic Party in action).
Of note which I posted a few years ago (Monday, September 14, 2009 “Give US more money”), the single largest employer in the State of Illinois is the State of Illinois (The Illinois Democratic Party in action). The second largest employer in the State of Illinois is the federal government. The third largest employer in the State of Illinois is the city of Chicago (The Chicago Democratic Party in action). It is not until the fourth largest employer is reached that a private business is listed. The fourth largest employer in the State of Illinois is Jewel Foods. The fifth largest employer in the State of Illinois is the Chicago School District. Of the five largest employers in Illinois, the only private company that makes the top five list is a grocery store chain.
The five largest employers in the State of Illinois listed from 1-5:
1) the State of Illinois
2) the federal government
3) the city of Chicago
4) Jewel Foods
5) the Chicago School District
Not surprising under the circumstances, public employee unions last year rallied at the State capitol demanding chance. However, their rallying cry was not to obey the Constitution of Illinois and balance the budget. Their rallying cry was not to stop spending more money than collected by the State. Rather, their rallying cry was to “Raise our taxes!” Of course, raising the taxes on public employee union members also raises the taxes on every other tax paying citizen in the State of Illinois.
Also not surprisingly, the Democratically controlled General Assembly did not raise our taxes since 2010 was an election year and the Democrats rightly feared a taxpayer revolt at the ballot box if taxes were raised right before the election. The Democrats were reelected although with slightly less majorities than before. Public employee unions although not receiving their desire to be taxed more, nevertheless, worked tirelessly to reelect a Democratic Party majority in both houses.
However, the work of the public employee unions did not go unnoticed. After the election, the lame duck General Assembly finally realized the urgent need to RAISE OUR TAXES! (The Illinois Democratic Party in action) The individual income tax rate was increased by 67% (The Illinois Democratic Party in action). As far as I know, not a single Republican in either house voted for the increase. The corporate income tax was also raised (The Illinois Democratic Party in action). As far as I know, not a single Republican in either house voted for the increase.
Wednesday, Democratic Governor Pat Quinn proposed the State’s new budget for fiscal year 2011-2012. Before the new taxes were passed, the budget deficit for the coming year was projected at $15 billion. According to the Peoria Journal Star, February 17, 2011, pages 1 & 5, the Governor proposed approximately $1 billion in budget cuts as well as borrowing billions of dollars to pay off bills owed (The Illinois Democratic Party in action). He also proposed INCREASED spending in selected areas (The Illinois Democratic Party in action).
Quoting from Governor Quinn’s speech before the General Assembly, “‘All unnecessary spending will be eliminated (The Illinois Democratic Party in action).’” Really? The Democratically controlled General Assembly could NOT control spending in previous years (The Illinois Democratic Party in action). Now, they are going to cut all unnecessary spending? Why then is Governor Quinn proposing additional spending?
Also from the same story, “Republicans said they don’t believe it. They said spending for operations is going up by $1.7 billion despite cuts to some programs.
‘We got into this mess because we spent money we didn’t have, and it’s just a continuation of the same old song,’ said House Minority Leader Tom Cross, R-Oswego.”
From an editorial in the Peoria Journal Star, February 17, 2011, page 4:
“He (Governor Pat Quinn—my addition) doesn’t go far enough.
Indeed, spending from the state’s main bank account—it’s General Fund—would climb $1.1 billion, to $26.9 billion. Operational expenditures beyond that—including debt service, mandatory transfers to other funds, etc.—would raise that total to $35.3 billion, a $1.7 billion increase.”
In short, the propose budget STILL increases spending by the State of Illinois. It has already been admitted that the new increases in taxes will NOT raise enough money to balance the budget even without the proposed budgetary increases. If the budget is passed without radical reductions in spending, the State budget STILL will NOT be balanced as required by the Illinois Constitution! (The Illinois Democratic Party in action) However, the public employee unions will be happy! Their jobs remain safe! Their influence remains intact! (The Illinois Democratic Party in action)
As I’ve said repeatedly, The State of Illinois DOES NOT HAVE a revenue problem. The State of Illinois has a SPENDING problem! You don’t cure a spending addict by giving the addict more money to spend. The State MUST drastically CUT spending!!! It almost certainly will NOT! (The Illinois Democratic Party in action)
The majority of voters in the last election voted for a continuation of more of the same. They, assuredly, will get what they voted for. The rest of us will also be saddled with the same! You get what you vote for! (The Illinois Democratic Party in action)
Wisconsin:
I admit that I don’t know a lot about Wisconsin government and politics. The following is from an Associate Press story yesterday. It seems that the public employee unions are rallying against proposed cuts in the Wisconsin State budget—part of which will be achieved by radically reforming (Change that the unions don’t believe in!) the “bargaining rights” of public employee unions.
First, the political power in Wisconsin changed (Change that the unions don’t believe in!) in last November’s election as it did in many States throughout the nation. The voters of Wisconsin elected a conservative Republican governor. The voters of Wisconsin elected a majority of Republicans to both houses of the Wisconsin General Assembly.
In a republic, which is a type of democracy, the will of the people is expressed through elections. The voters will in Wisconsin was to elect a conservative Republican governor and a majority of Republicans to both houses of the General Assembly.
Wisconsin, like most States, is facing budgetary problems. It is my understanding that Wisconsin is required to operate under a balanced budget. The newly elected Governor and newly reelected General Assembly seem to have chosen to lower spending instead of raising taxes as did the State of Illinois. It seems reasonable to say that such cuts in spending are the will of the people since the Republicans now are in the majority in State government in Wisconsin.
However, it seems that cutting spending is not the will of the Wisconsin public employee unions when those proposed cuts will impact their perceived well being. It seems that such cuts are not the will of the minority Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate.
From: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41644074/ns/us_news-life/?GT1=43001
“Wis. union vote on hold after Democrats leave state
Senate adjourns, governor calls exodus a “stunt’ and expects holdouts to return
By SCOTT BAUER
The Associated Press”
“The Wisconsin Senate adjourned for the day after minority Democrats blocked an attempt by Republicans to vote on an anti-union bill by leaving the state.”
What! The response of the minority Senate Democrats to a proposed vote in the Senate was to FLEE! The Democrats ran away from their Constitutional duties to participate in the governmental process because they feared losing the vote!
Where did they flee to? According to reports, they fled to Illinois. Why did they flee? 20 members present are required for a quorum in the Wisconsin Senate. The Republicans hold a 19-14 majority but one Democrat needs to be present to reach the 20 members present quorum requirement. “The dirty little cowards” who fled the State and fled their responsibilities.
So much for democracy Democratic Party style. In Illinois, the Democratic Party waits until after the election to vote for a 67% increase in individual income tax rates while routinely violating the Illinois Constitution. And then, proposes even more spending in the upcoming budget year. In Wisconsin, the Democrats lose control of the State government in the last election and then FLEE the State to avoid a vote that they think they will lose.
Democracy in Democratic Party style in action. Why would anyone who is NOT under the influence of the Democratic Party vote for ANY of the candidates of the Democratic Party? How undemocratic can elected representatives of we the people be? Do Democrats really believe that we the people are that stupid!
The last two days, I changed my direction, which was on the MURDER of unborn babies, and posted about the new federal budget proposed by Barack Hussein Obama. I’m changing directions, once again, and am discussing the States of Illinois, my State, and the State of Wisconsin, which is directly north of Illinois.
Illinois:
Since I have been back in Illinois which will be seven years in early June, the Democrats have controlled both houses of the General Assembly, the Governor’s office, and almost all of the other executive Statewide, elected offices. The Democrats also control the judiciary. And until the November election of last year, the Democrats also controlled the majority of the seats in the House of Representatives and both Senate seats. And of course, the elected President of the United States—Barack Hussein Obama—is from Illinois.
Last year as in previous years, the State of Illinois failed to balance its yearly budget although required to do so by the Illinois Constitution (The Illinois Democratic Party in action). The projected deficit for the budget was $13 billion (The Illinois Democratic Party in action). During the course of the year, the State, not having the money, failed to pay its bills on time and still owes many entities a sum total of billions of dollars (The Illinois Democratic Party in action).
Of note which I posted a few years ago (Monday, September 14, 2009 “Give US more money”), the single largest employer in the State of Illinois is the State of Illinois (The Illinois Democratic Party in action). The second largest employer in the State of Illinois is the federal government. The third largest employer in the State of Illinois is the city of Chicago (The Chicago Democratic Party in action). It is not until the fourth largest employer is reached that a private business is listed. The fourth largest employer in the State of Illinois is Jewel Foods. The fifth largest employer in the State of Illinois is the Chicago School District. Of the five largest employers in Illinois, the only private company that makes the top five list is a grocery store chain.
The five largest employers in the State of Illinois listed from 1-5:
1) the State of Illinois
2) the federal government
3) the city of Chicago
4) Jewel Foods
5) the Chicago School District
Not surprising under the circumstances, public employee unions last year rallied at the State capitol demanding chance. However, their rallying cry was not to obey the Constitution of Illinois and balance the budget. Their rallying cry was not to stop spending more money than collected by the State. Rather, their rallying cry was to “Raise our taxes!” Of course, raising the taxes on public employee union members also raises the taxes on every other tax paying citizen in the State of Illinois.
Also not surprisingly, the Democratically controlled General Assembly did not raise our taxes since 2010 was an election year and the Democrats rightly feared a taxpayer revolt at the ballot box if taxes were raised right before the election. The Democrats were reelected although with slightly less majorities than before. Public employee unions although not receiving their desire to be taxed more, nevertheless, worked tirelessly to reelect a Democratic Party majority in both houses.
However, the work of the public employee unions did not go unnoticed. After the election, the lame duck General Assembly finally realized the urgent need to RAISE OUR TAXES! (The Illinois Democratic Party in action) The individual income tax rate was increased by 67% (The Illinois Democratic Party in action). As far as I know, not a single Republican in either house voted for the increase. The corporate income tax was also raised (The Illinois Democratic Party in action). As far as I know, not a single Republican in either house voted for the increase.
Wednesday, Democratic Governor Pat Quinn proposed the State’s new budget for fiscal year 2011-2012. Before the new taxes were passed, the budget deficit for the coming year was projected at $15 billion. According to the Peoria Journal Star, February 17, 2011, pages 1 & 5, the Governor proposed approximately $1 billion in budget cuts as well as borrowing billions of dollars to pay off bills owed (The Illinois Democratic Party in action). He also proposed INCREASED spending in selected areas (The Illinois Democratic Party in action).
Quoting from Governor Quinn’s speech before the General Assembly, “‘All unnecessary spending will be eliminated (The Illinois Democratic Party in action).’” Really? The Democratically controlled General Assembly could NOT control spending in previous years (The Illinois Democratic Party in action). Now, they are going to cut all unnecessary spending? Why then is Governor Quinn proposing additional spending?
Also from the same story, “Republicans said they don’t believe it. They said spending for operations is going up by $1.7 billion despite cuts to some programs.
‘We got into this mess because we spent money we didn’t have, and it’s just a continuation of the same old song,’ said House Minority Leader Tom Cross, R-Oswego.”
From an editorial in the Peoria Journal Star, February 17, 2011, page 4:
“He (Governor Pat Quinn—my addition) doesn’t go far enough.
Indeed, spending from the state’s main bank account—it’s General Fund—would climb $1.1 billion, to $26.9 billion. Operational expenditures beyond that—including debt service, mandatory transfers to other funds, etc.—would raise that total to $35.3 billion, a $1.7 billion increase.”
In short, the propose budget STILL increases spending by the State of Illinois. It has already been admitted that the new increases in taxes will NOT raise enough money to balance the budget even without the proposed budgetary increases. If the budget is passed without radical reductions in spending, the State budget STILL will NOT be balanced as required by the Illinois Constitution! (The Illinois Democratic Party in action) However, the public employee unions will be happy! Their jobs remain safe! Their influence remains intact! (The Illinois Democratic Party in action)
As I’ve said repeatedly, The State of Illinois DOES NOT HAVE a revenue problem. The State of Illinois has a SPENDING problem! You don’t cure a spending addict by giving the addict more money to spend. The State MUST drastically CUT spending!!! It almost certainly will NOT! (The Illinois Democratic Party in action)
The majority of voters in the last election voted for a continuation of more of the same. They, assuredly, will get what they voted for. The rest of us will also be saddled with the same! You get what you vote for! (The Illinois Democratic Party in action)
Wisconsin:
I admit that I don’t know a lot about Wisconsin government and politics. The following is from an Associate Press story yesterday. It seems that the public employee unions are rallying against proposed cuts in the Wisconsin State budget—part of which will be achieved by radically reforming (Change that the unions don’t believe in!) the “bargaining rights” of public employee unions.
First, the political power in Wisconsin changed (Change that the unions don’t believe in!) in last November’s election as it did in many States throughout the nation. The voters of Wisconsin elected a conservative Republican governor. The voters of Wisconsin elected a majority of Republicans to both houses of the Wisconsin General Assembly.
In a republic, which is a type of democracy, the will of the people is expressed through elections. The voters will in Wisconsin was to elect a conservative Republican governor and a majority of Republicans to both houses of the General Assembly.
Wisconsin, like most States, is facing budgetary problems. It is my understanding that Wisconsin is required to operate under a balanced budget. The newly elected Governor and newly reelected General Assembly seem to have chosen to lower spending instead of raising taxes as did the State of Illinois. It seems reasonable to say that such cuts in spending are the will of the people since the Republicans now are in the majority in State government in Wisconsin.
However, it seems that cutting spending is not the will of the Wisconsin public employee unions when those proposed cuts will impact their perceived well being. It seems that such cuts are not the will of the minority Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate.
From: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41644074/ns/us_news-life/?GT1=43001
“Wis. union vote on hold after Democrats leave state
Senate adjourns, governor calls exodus a “stunt’ and expects holdouts to return
By SCOTT BAUER
The Associated Press”
“The Wisconsin Senate adjourned for the day after minority Democrats blocked an attempt by Republicans to vote on an anti-union bill by leaving the state.”
What! The response of the minority Senate Democrats to a proposed vote in the Senate was to FLEE! The Democrats ran away from their Constitutional duties to participate in the governmental process because they feared losing the vote!
Where did they flee to? According to reports, they fled to Illinois. Why did they flee? 20 members present are required for a quorum in the Wisconsin Senate. The Republicans hold a 19-14 majority but one Democrat needs to be present to reach the 20 members present quorum requirement. “The dirty little cowards” who fled the State and fled their responsibilities.
So much for democracy Democratic Party style. In Illinois, the Democratic Party waits until after the election to vote for a 67% increase in individual income tax rates while routinely violating the Illinois Constitution. And then, proposes even more spending in the upcoming budget year. In Wisconsin, the Democrats lose control of the State government in the last election and then FLEE the State to avoid a vote that they think they will lose.
Democracy in Democratic Party style in action. Why would anyone who is NOT under the influence of the Democratic Party vote for ANY of the candidates of the Democratic Party? How undemocratic can elected representatives of we the people be? Do Democrats really believe that we the people are that stupid!
posted by Christian Gunslinger at 8:45 AM
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