Posted on 06/07/2023 4:41:31 PM PDT by lowbridge
Illinois’s Gov. J. B. “Jumbo Burger” Pritzker signed himself a whale of a state law yesterday that went into effect IMMEDIATELY. And, immediately, restricted Illinois citizens from pursuing constitutional claims against their state government unless they filed the lawsuits in one of two, Democratic approved, state sanctioned, Democratic counties – Cook or Sangamon.
Where exactly are these two designated counties (I’m sure they’re also “convenient” and “central”) located out of 102 total choices?
Chicago and Springfield – known bastions of bi-partisan elections and judicial proceedings.
Well…HUH.
Why Sangamon, though? Springfield is the state capital and the state Supreme Court is also located there. Normally, you’d want them on your side when this came screaming up through the local courts, but now challenges can only be filed to THIS new edict in these two counties.
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On Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law that would limit lawsuits challenging the state constitution to be brought only in either Cook or Sangamon Counties.
The amendment to House Bill 3062 makes the counties that are home to Springfield and Chicago the only places that the state government will hear arguments that it violated the constitution after two high-profile cases — a challenge to Illinois’ no-cash bail law and its semi-automatic gun ban — were filed in Kankakee County and Macon County.
Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) said his bill was intended to stop favorable “venue shopping” for lawsuits and would still allow individuals to bring cases against the state in local courts, but not cases that seek to overturn state law.
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Officially a Dictatorship
Violates equal protection.
My first thought as well. But I wonder if it means you have to reside in those counties, or just have to file there. Either way though if you live hours away it’s a pain to travel.
No Big Deal!
Our communist masters know that the pathetically servile and indolent Aamerican serfs will just continue to roll over and spread their collective cheeks...
Bow down!... Obey!... Snitch!...
One of the grievances in the DoI. Courts in inconvenient places.
Makes sense in a way. Springfield is the de jure capital of Illinois but Chicago is the de facto capital. Can’t have hick judges ‘downstate’ messing with Pritzger’s plans.
And this is the next step in the Communism. Centralizing all “complaint boxes” into one.
Blatantly unconstitutional. Tyrannical even.
Ain’t communism grand.
King George? Is that you?
I’m sure the supremes will decide otherwise
The new Democrat Hegemony of America is just telling how they “won” the 2020 “election”.
But they’ll allow the murder of the unborn child anywhere, anytime for any reason.
Prick should declare himself King while he’s at it.
Sounds pretty unconstitutional to me.
We’ll see how long it takes for a lawsuit against it to be filed ( if ever)…
Well, OK, Citizens.
Does that mean illegal aliens can file suit from anywhere?
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