tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post7984590326164570640..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-67717193882781202052010-06-10T16:29:35.463-05:002010-06-10T16:29:35.463-05:00Marycatherine, Quinn is actually despised by most Democrats. He's always been a bit of a gadfly politician. Many people have never forgiven him for getting a constitutional amendment on the ballot that reduced the number of house members in the General Assembly by one-third and eliminated three-member districts that ensured at least one member of the minority party got elected in every district. It was a rather unique system that worked quite well. Quinn's move was in retaliation for a backdoor payraise the legislature approved during a lameduck session. What Illinois wound up with very quickly was a full-time legislature with no minority party representation in areas of the state dominated by either party. Chicago rarely elects a Republican. Some of the suburban and downstate districts rarely elect a Democrat. It has made the House far more partisan than it used to be.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-54749523963811356942010-06-10T16:20:20.867-05:002010-06-10T16:20:20.867-05:00Makes me want to learn more about Illinois's governor. My first two years of college was at Rosary College (now Dolminican University) in River Forest, Ill.Marycatherine Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674049191412285346noreply@blogger.com