By: Diane Benjamin The FBI told Twitter what needed to be deleted – Twitter complied. The Russia hoax was perpetuated for years by “media”. The Covid vaccine has to be the worst example of media reporting what they are told and hiding actual facts. Wearing masks did nothing and multiple shots have produced adverse effects. […]
By: Diane Benjamin Kathy Michael got the referendum court date moved to this Friday because early voting starts September 29th. (before any debates happen!) It will happen over Zoom so we can’t pack the court. Morning Giggles from League of Women Voters: The LWV decided as expected. When they picked Normal’s former City Manager as […]
By: Diane Benjamin Notice a problem (or two)? Problem 1 The Normal Election Commission (board) is now immaterial since they issued their ruling on August 30th against the 2200 citizens who signed petitions. The Circuit Court is now in charge of deciding whether the referendum is on the ballot or not. Problem 2 Mark Peterson? […]
By: Diane Benjamin Note: Petitions are still being collected. See the website to help: https://betternormal-il.com/why-district-normal%3F-1 Before you read the extensive story WGLT wrote about the petitions being circulated to ask Normal voters if they want to switch to Wards, some points WGLT didn’t make: Most of the current Trustees think they are a Board of […]
Today at 6 PM CST – 7 PM CST Hear from the candidates running for Normal mayor in the April 6 election. They are Chris Koos and Marc Tiritilli. This debate is co-sponsored by WGLT, the League of Women Voters of McLean County, the Bloomington-Normal branch of the NAACP, and Illinois State University’s Center for […]
By: Diane Benjamin WGLT and the League of Women Voters are teaming up for mayoral debates: https://lwvmclean.org/about-us Board of Directors for the League of Women Voters: Remember these names if you read the Letters to the Editor in the Pantagraph. h/t a reader: https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/letter-incumbents-will-keep-future-strong/article_9ed48258-dbbf-58fa-ac54-2fa91d8f1cc8.html Laurie Bergner, Community Education Chair for the League, wrote to extoll […]
By: Diane Benjamin WGLT and the League of Women Voters are teaming up again for local debates. Nothing is scheduled for anybody running except mayoral candidates: Former County Clerk candidate and current employee of the City of Bloomington thinks all of you who sacrificed to send your kids to college should pay the bill for […]
By: Diane Benjamin Did you notice the Democrats weren’t crying “Voting Suppression” when BEC shut down early voting for days to fix their ballot problem? What would they have said about Republican Kathy Michael if the County would have shut down early voting? Did you also notice there is no one voters can hold accountable […]
Flying around I heard the League has severed ties with WGLT to conduct local debates. Is WGLT too partisan for LOWV now? Will voters only get WGLT’s candidate interviews to base a vote on? Is the League going to make an announcement? Some organization needs to step up and hold debates! Meanwhile, the League still […]
By: Diane Benjamin Undo police scrutiny? Poor investigative techniques? Does the LWV want the police defunded to go along with their left wing bias? Obviously nobody at the LWV bothered to listen to the audio of the body cam: Short version: https://blnnews.com/2020/07/24/breaking-in-support-of-art-and-camille-taylor-2-0-the-un-redacted-truth/ Entire Interview: https://blnnews.com/2020/07/24/in-support-of-art-and-camille-taylor-3-0-the-entire-police-interview/ Thanks for proving you are democrats or worse LWV. We […]
The original Facebook post below might be slightly wrong. It is looking more like BEC wrote checks on an account they forgot to transfer money to before sending them out. People who call are being told to re-submit their checks. Proof of fees incurred has to be submitted to be reimbursed. By: Diane Benjamin Having […]
By: Diane Benjamin There is a bill in the Illinois Senate right now that would remove the Parental Notification requirements for minors to have an abortion: (SB 1594) Witness slips were filed on this bill, 1703 supported allowing your minor daughter to get an abortion without your knowledge. 7752 signed in opposition. The usual suspects […]
By: Diane Benjamin Is WGLT attempting to deceive voters? Is their General Manager, who is on the ballot, behind it? It’s corrupt enough WGLT controlled the debate with the Normal candidates, since RC McBride works for them, they should have recused themselves. It gets worse! Karl Sila was not allowed to participate in the debate […]
By: Diane Benjamin Since most people don’t even know an election is coming – meet your new representatives. Our Revolution is not about returning to the Constitutional values that made America great. It isn’t about individual responsibility. It is about destroying capitalism. It is Bernie Sander’s ground game for a socialist America. https://ourrevolution.com/press/ Carrillo […]
By: Diane Benjamin WGLT, League of Women Voters, and the Pantagraph held a debate last night for 8 of the candidates running for 3 Trustee seats. Write-In candidate, Karl Sila, was not allowed to participate. The audio frequently “blinked” making it a little difficult to listen to, I haven’t listened to the audio at the […]
By: Diane Benjamin The League of Women Voters is holding an event tomorrow: See details here: http://www.lwvmclean.org/news-from-lwvmc/poverty-in-mclean-county-program-january-15th An ISU student is on the panel to reveal poverty as a college student! (No comment required) The purpose of this forum is to set up future events: Upcoming programs include: “Affordable Housing: How Do We Get […]
By: Diane Benjamin The local League of Women Voters in all for the “welcoming ordinance”. Evidently they think local government can make immigration law. Does the Constitution matter to the LWV? You might not think so when you see the State League of Women Voters Website: http://www.lwvil.org/gun-violence-prevention.html Automatic guns have been banned since 1934 unless […]
By: Diane Benjamin Connect Transit can not cover wages with what people pay to ride the bus. Every month operations loses around $800,000 – that’s EVERY month. That is taxpayer money being used to drive empty buses around town! Next to bike lanes without bikes, buses are an abomination to anyone who pays taxes. Government’s […]
By: Diane Benjamin This will be an anti-Trump event: No peace if they don’t their way? . . . . . . . . Only supporters are welcome: The Trump haters will be there demanding laws be ignored. I wonder why illegals and those who have over-stayed their visas want to stay in a country […]
By: Diane Benjamin With all the heat Tari Renner has been feeling now for months, was last night’s packed chamber wanting a “Welcoming Ordinance” his way to get some love? Or was it a way to divide people based on ideology? Is the real goal to unravel the threads of a civilized society by turning […]
By: Diane Benjamin The State of Illinois has way too many units of government now. Corruption is rampant because there aren’t enough watchdogs to watch every one of them. (Hopefully news soon about another huge case) Media decided it wasn’t their job either. The LAST thing McLean County needs is a separate Election office created […]
By: Diane Benjamin If anybody thinks the League of Women Voters is non-partisan, this will prove they aren’t: Reproductive Rights means the right to kill babies. In 1857 the Supreme Court ruled a former slave who had lived in territories where slavery was prohibited was not entitled to be free. http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/March/Supreme-Court-Rules-Against-Dred-Scott.html That Supreme Court decision […]
By: Diane Benjamin The League of Women Voters/WGLT debate last night was held in a horrible room. Many people trekked to Uptown to see it, but the room was too small to hold them all. University Gallery staff were busy telling people they weren’t allowed to lean against the walls. A lot of people didn’t […]
By: Diane Benjamin Tonight is the 5 person League of Women Voters/WGLT mayoral debate. It won’t be as informative as the DoubleTree debate because of who is asking the questions and 5 candidates answering them. I predict only 5 or 6 questions will be asked since opening and closing statements will take up much of […]
By: Diane Benjamin If you attended the last mayoral debate at the Doubletree, you know the large room was packed. Unfortunately, the League of Women Voters and WGLT are holding another debate in Uptown. Yes, it makes perfect sense to hold a Bloomington mayoral debate in Normal! (Sure) It’s being held at the ISU Galleries. […]
By: Diane Benjamin Here’s the latest craze in Bloomington-Normal: If you can’t afford local housing prices, government has a responsibility to help you. Nothing about personal responsibility. Nothing about doing whatever it takes to support yourself. Wealth redistribution is the obvious answer. It’s immaterial if a permanent underclass of people living on subsidies is created […]
By: Diane Benjamin The League of Women Voters is decrying (through the bird-cage liner) the lack of affordable housing in Bloomington-Normal. In an Editorial today some obvious flaws in logic are more than apparent. The League claims housing should be 30% of income. That means somebody making $600 per month would need to pay $200, […]
By: Diane Benjamin I remember having a discussion on the Leagues Facebook page years ago about ObmamCare. The League thought it was great and good for the country. That fiasco hasn’t taught them anything about government intervention and the destructive forces it unleashes on citizens. Last night I noticed a story someone from the […]
20 Mar 2014 | illinoispolicy Myth #1: “The ‘fair tax’ will only affect the rich.” Don’t be fooled. The ‘fair tax’ is being sold as a tax on the rich. But under the proposal from state Rep Naomi Jakobsson, D-Urbana, the lawmaker who is sponsoring the bill to put a so-called “fair tax,” or progressive […]
by: Diane Benjamin The IRS has been targeting conservative groups. Even though the President stated he wouldn’t stand for it, nothing has changed. In fact, the IRS is trying to get new rules to limit 1st amendment rights to free speech in elections. Below is part of an email sent by the League: […]
The League has announced they aren’t going to take a position on Modified Wards. Interesting since 2 leaders helped get signatures for the petition. They supposedly did emergency research. I wonder why they can’t make a decision? Um . . . .
by: Diane Benjamin The LWV claims they have done an independent review of the Modified Wards referendum on the March ballot. Was Maureen Okeefe involved? She is a co-president of the League. She also helped Fazzini get petitions signed! and she lives in Normal – NOT Bloomington You can see the petitions here: PETITION PUBLIC […]
Keep in mind: This group thought ObamaCare would be a good thing! Maybe they can redeem themselves this time. LWV is also in favor of a progressive income tax, instead of eliminating income taxes like other states, they want to play Tax the Rich (http://www.lwvmclean.org/gritinfo.html) One of their Co-Presidents, Maureen Okeefe, circulated petitions to get […]
by: Diane Benjamin I hear the local League is going to pretend they are behind the Ward change in Bloomington that will be on the March ballot. Evidently, Fazzini, Renner, Fruin, and Black are concerned it looks bad for sitting Council members to be working to change the Council they sit on. A little late […]
by: Diane Benjamin In 2009 they supported ObamaCare. How’s that working out for the country? Part-time nation, higher insurance costs, higher deductibles, businesses not hiring . . .the list of destruction caused by Democrats only passing this law is endless. Now they are wrong about supporting a progressive income tax for Illinois. Tax the rich, […]
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/PageServer?pagename=forwardonclimate_partners The President is making a priority of passing climate change laws. A number of groups are organizing a march on DC, the full list is on their website. You have probably never heard of most of them, but a big one jumps out: The League of Women Voters. The Sierra Club is a leftist group […]
When buzzing in my ear is too great to ignore – I must report! Recently some representatives from the League of women Voters went to the County Clerks Office to get poll watcher credentials – not a new thing for them. Kathy Michael tried to block their efforts, saying she had the authority to deny […]
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