Tag Archives: Illinois Senate
“There are two genders! Period.”
It doesn’t get any better (or worse) than this. Illinois State Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) forcefully addressed 58 elected adults in a chamber on an obvious fact that no one else would address: there are only two genders – male and female. He went on record, speaking directly to the Progressives on the Senate floor, in his powerful short speech against HB 2350, a bill to mandate that insurance companies now cover Pap smear tests for men and prostate exams for women.
Yes, conservative senators and representatives have long railed outside the chamber on this. And they have politely …
PODCAST: ERA Passes Illinois Senate
In a stunning display of ignorance, the Illinois State Senate just voted 43-12 in favor of the resolution to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment. What makes this vote even more enraging is that Republicans Pam Althoff (R-Crystal Lake), Jason Barickman (R-Pontiac), Mike Connelly (R-Wheaton), Karen McConnaughay (R-West Dundee), Chris Nybo (R-Hinsdale), Sue Rezin (R-Morris), and Tom Rooney (R-Palatine) voted with Democrats on this partisan resolution. (Updated at 7:30 pm)
