My own views were YEA on 73-75 and NAY on the rest of 'em. Eeeeeexcellent! Bwahahaha. >;-)
Regardingly the earlier comments about me "buying into politician's rhetoric" about the redistricting proposal, that's far from the reason I oppose it. In fact, I've had to experience it firsthand. The Illinois General Assembly hopelessly deadlocks on redistricting so they flip a coin and choose "retired non-partisan judges" to draw the map for them. Our 2002 remap comission was run by former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Michael Bilandic, who "just happens" to have been RAT mayor of Chicago back in the 70s (during "non partisan" elections, of course)
The lovely state remap done by "retired non-partisan judges" was designed to give Chicago all the clout and force suburban areas to have Chicago politicians "represent" them. The state legislature went from an R House and D Senate to solid D hold over both houses. My state Senator prior to the remap was Patrick J. O'Malley (R-Palos Park). After the remap, it's Edward D. Maloney (D-Chicago). My state senate district remains 70% suburban BUT the 30% Chicago area mapped into the district was specifically targeted to be ultra-Dem neighborhoods that rack up 80-90% majories for the RATSs, so the 70% of the suburban district will be guranteed a Chicago RAT to "represent us" no matter HOW we vote. Aint' no way we can pull off the massive GOP votes in the burbs to outcome THOSE kind of numbers in the city.
Ain't having unaccountable, unelected, "retired judges" drawing maps a wonder?
Yeah, MUCH better than having irresponsible, self-interested, entrenched legislators draw their own districts to protect their own jobs and party's control