GOP lawmakers propose bill to separate Chicago from Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Legislation proposing the separation of Chicago from Illinois is intended to spark discussion about the overarching influence of the city in state politics, not actually lead to the creation of the 51st state, according to a central Illinois lawmaker who sponsored the measure.
GOP state Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer, the bill's sponsor, said the proposal would urge U.S. Congress to make the nation's third-largest city its own state, the State Journal-Register reported.
"It's more of a frustration of the policies than the true belief that Chicago and Illinois would be better off as separate states," Davidsmeyer said. "I don't believe that Chicago and the state of Illinois should be separated. Our relationship is mutually beneficial."
Chicago needs to recognize how its policies impact rural Illinois, Davidsmeyer added.
Chicago needs to recognize how its policies impact rural Illinois, Davidsmeyer added.
"The reality is, the city of Chicago is competing with New York City and L.A. and San Francisco, and (downstate is) competing against rural Indiana and rural Missouri," he said. "The policies that come down from Chicago are actually pushing our economic opportunity away."
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I would venture to guess it's more likely Chicago is subsidizing the rural south of the state. It's that way in my state, Washington, where the urban Puget Sound region tends to subsidize the rest of the state.
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We can band together to create an Ontarian superstate.
Hockey and beer for all!
I don't actually live in "the city" but I agree with the idea that we've given in too much to the thinking of rubes in the outland.
I'm getting really tired with all the "Dems are going too far left" bullshit, too. How about we acknowledge how fucking far to the right we've gone in the past 40 years or so?
