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 […]
