It’s probably just someone who wasn’t paid off making some noise to get recognized.
I’m no fan of Emanuel - but he was born in Chicago, grew up in Chicago, and he only ever moved away to go to Washington DC to serve Illinois or a sitting President.
It’s a joke to think he’s not eligible to be mayor of Chicago.
It’s a joke to think he’s not eligible to be mayor of Chicago.No, it's the law.
It's clear that he relocated to D.C., and that he was not a Chicago resident during the legally required period.
It's very unfortunate for him that Mayor Daley decided to resign now, but that doesn't change the law.
Maybe he can come up with a certificate of some sort?
>t’s a joke to think he’s not eligible to be mayor
LOL The truth - or the Law in this case - will set you free from that delusion.
He had no legal residence in the city during the time you are required to in order to be eligible. He had rented out his house and his attorneys said that should count because they had a couple boxes of things in storage there.
The case will go to the state Supreme Court so who knows.
I agree with you 90%, and have some sympathy for the guy in this particular situation. Born and raised and lived there all his life, only to leave to serve the President. Seems unfair on the surface. However the law reads differently, apparently.
Maybe if he didn’t rent out his house, he might have been spared. Not sure of all the facts e.g. did he change his license and/or bills, tax forms, pay taxes as a resident etc., and was that a factor in the decision?
I don’t know if White House jobs come with a housing allowance or not. If they do, then he could have/should have kept his Chicago residence as his permanent residence and simply used the housing allowance to rent a small apartment in DC like so many congressman, Senators and their aides do. If he received a housing allowance but decided to rent his home anyway, then I support the ruling 100%. Sure, economically it makes sense to rent out a house you aren’t going to use - but that establishes state of mind. By renting out his home on a long term lease he is essentially giving up his residence and, ergo, his residency. Only when he decided to run for office did he rush back to “rent” a new place. Again, it establishes state of mind - he himself believed he wasn’t a resident because he had to quickly rent a new place in the city.
It would be ironic if he got a housing allowance and blew his shot at the mayors office (and perhaps someday a Senate seat or other high office) simply because he preferred to have the rental income.
He could vote there, but to be able to run for office in Chicago (which Chicago itself defined in law), he had to physically live there for one year.
It’s a joke to think he’d be qualified to run for mayor.