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Illinois does in fact have a motorcycle helmet law, unless that law has recently been repealed.

I don't think you are going to ever find a place in the country where you are going to be one hundred percent happy with the politicians, the political climate, the immigration situation, taxes and the like. These are signs of the times, and I do honestly believe we conservatives have to deal with them everywhere. Sure, some places are better than others, but you are never going to be free from any of those problems. So the real question should be: "Now that we have identified the armpit states, what are we going to do about it?"

I moved out of Illinois to take a job in Indiana, not because I was running from immigrants, or the taxes, or the political correctness. You can't run from those problems because they exist EVERYWHERE! Crooked politicians are everywhere. So are ignorant politicians. We have one from Indiana who is absolutely off her rocker...Julia Carson. It sounds like she is eating breakfast everytime I hear her on the radio talk shows!

I would like to go back to Illinois someday, not because I would be running from anything here, but because it is my home. People have the power to change the political climate, get rid of corrupt politicians, and change the course of the political future. Isn't that what Free Republic is all about? Isn't that what the USA is all about? Do we just sit and let the socialists dictate the change in this country?

Rather than making plans of running from our homes, or from where we are living because of politics, because of taxes, because of the social nature of the place, shouldn't we do everything to try and change it for the better?

Illinois does in fact have a motorcycle helmet law, unless that law has recently been repealed.

Illinois did have a helmet law.
It was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court as unconstitutional a long time ago. ( don't ask me why)

I have a bike and only use a helmet to keep my ears warm!

BTW The Illinois Supreme Court is loaded with hacks, who are little more than Daley's lap dogs.
Included are ex Chicago Mayor Bilandic and some guy who got stopped for DUI by a state trooper and pulled a " do you know who I am!"

You can't run from those problems because they exist EVERYWHERE! Crooked politicians are everywhere.

Yes & No. Look at Montana. You'll see a big difference

People have the power to change the political climate, get rid of corrupt politicians,
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Do we just sit and let the socialists dictate the change in this country?

Many people don't want change and in Illinois they outnumber those who do.
Illinois and Chicago are prime examples of those sucking off the government tit, voting to keep the checks coming, and the social programs ( and socialism) rolling.

At our expense!