Chicago Republicans: The City Council Was Strong-armed to Block the Voice of the People on Sanctuary City Status!
Chicago Republicans: The City Council Was Strong-armed to Block the Voice of the People on Sanctuary City Status! (Chicago, IL) — “Today’s Special Meeting of the City Council to consider placing “sanctuary city” status on a Chicago-exclusive referendum ballot in the 2024 primary election was nothing short of a disgrace to the Johnson Administration and its Democrat allies, as democracy itself was assaulted.
“First, Democrats in Springfield put every possible piece of pressure on Chicago Aldermen to stop the meeting. Once that failed and a quorum was present, Socialists used every tactic possible on site, right down to shutting off the lights in the Council Chamber!
“Quorum calls, a delay tactic that forces a roll call of the Aldermen, and parliamentary arguments by Mayor Johnson’s Floor Leader, 35th Ward Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa stalled the initial proceedings for hours, but the desire of attending Aldermen to let the people decide the sanctuary city issue by referendum appeared to be unstoppable.
“But then, the lights went out. After someone threw a switch only the emergency lighting was available, preventing the meeting from continuing, so it was adjourned to Tuesday morning.
“A witness to the madness in the chamber was Chicago Republican Party Executive Director Jeff Fiedler.
“‘It felt like a South American junta was intervening to stop democracy.’ stated Fiedler.
“’It is ironic that so many illegal aliens crossing our border come from Nicaragua and Venezuela, fleeing from authoritarian socialist regimes, only to come to Chicago where American Leftists are trying to establish the same thing,” remarked Chicago GOP Policy Director Chris Myers, who attended, as well.
“’If the meeting occurs on Tuesday, the Chicago Republican Party will be there.’”
Chicago Republicans: The City Council Was Strong-armed to Block the Voice of the People on Sanctuary City Status!
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