More Quinn Problems
As if a pending SEC inquiry wasn't enough, now his budget from two years ago suddenly doesn't exist anymore:
- In a stunning blow to Gov. Quinn’s administration, an Illinois appeals court Wednesday tossed out the $31 billion construction program passed in 2009 that has been a centerpiece of his job-creation efforts.
In so doing, the three-member appeals panel also invalidated video poker, partial state lottery privatization, higher liquor and sales taxes and other revenues that add up to $1.1 billion, money that was designed to support massive borrowing for the bricks-and-mortar program.
Quinn vowed an immediate appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.
At the heart of the suit is that the Illinois legislature is required to pass bills that deal with single issues, not a multitude of issues rolled into a giant mess of a bill. The suit was filed by Rocky Wirtz of the Blackhawks over provisions taxing liquor while simultaneously borrowing money through bond issues, a hot issue seeing as Quinn just asked for another $8.75 billion in borrowing and will now have to go back and ask for permission to restructure the $2.2 billion already borrowed two years ago.
Wouldn't it make more sense to do things right the first time? Not here we guess. This one might cost taxpayers another pretty penny.
Wouldn't it make more sense to do things right the first time? Not here we guess. This one might cost taxpayers another pretty penny.
Labels: state politics
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
15 Comments:
what type of financial background does this idiot have--- all you coppers better worry about our pension being gone--- YES GONE--- look out, the revolution is about to begin....
Has any one of our elected officials in Springfield read the state's constitution?
How do we end up with a house and senate that passes bills that are unconstitutional?
Seriously!! How?
"Has any one of our elected officials in Springfield read the state's constitution?
How do we end up with a house and senate that passes bills that are unconstitutional?
Seriously!! How?"
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Yeeer Honor! I object! Facts not in evidence!, who says dey know how to read? who says you have to know how to do dis reading ting to be in Springfield? and dat constitional ting jest gets in da way. Dey intended to follow it some day so dis should be ok...
New Jersey cut their spending and is on the way to balancing the budget. Here, we raise taxes and increase spending along with it. Will someone take the purse strings away from these people?
Wirtz has the money to porchfuck Quinn back to the stoneage in court.
Looks like they fucked with the wrong dude. Heh
I love that the decision was written by former Cook County ASA--Justice Pat Quinn. (no relation)
"Wouldn't it make more sense to do things right the first time? Not here we guess. This one might cost taxpayers another pretty penny."
Of course it would, but this is Illinois, and Quinn and his Democrats just want to confiscate money and hand it out --the law be damned.
I think he merely followed Nancy Pelosi's (Healthcare) theory...
"We have to 'pass' this bill now so then we can 'read' it!"
Yea, right, job " creation " for the SAME connected companies with histories of big cost overruns & delayed completion.
Quinn, Daley, Capone...the proud Illinois & Chicago heritage.
We Can Rant and Rage On This and Other Sites All We What.
It Is An Emotional Help To Know That There Are Others As Pissed Off About Matters As We Are.
The Sad Truth Is:
"With All Our Rage, We Are Still, Just Rats, In A Cage"
There Is Nothing We Can Do About It.
But Burge gets to keep his pension ... that makes sense.
I don't understand??
I think an impeachment is now due! Let's go Reps!
But Burge gets to keep his pension ... that makes sense.
1/27/2011 12:19:00 PM
yes it does.
he earned it.
what did he say after election?? "He was mandated" clownshoes
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