Tag Archives: Iris Martinez
Progressive Illinois Lawmakers with Time on Their Hands (yikes)
Illinoisans might think that state lawmakers elected to fix the mess they created would be drowning in real work with nary a moment to surface for air. Allow me to disabuse you of that quaint, naïve notion.
Our “progressive” lawmakers have found time—actually a fair amount of time—to write, assign to a committee, discuss, and now reassign to another committee a resolution the likes of which I’ve never seen.
“Progressives” have written a partisan resolution specifically to express their self-righteous disapproval of a law passed by citizens in two states halfway across the country. You heard that right. Our “progressive” …
Posted in Illinois Politics, Sexuality
Tagged Daniel Biss, David Koehler, Emil Jones III, Heather Steans, Iris Martinez, Laura Murphy, Michael Noland, SR 1752
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ERA is Back — AGAIN!
The ERA claims to be a simple amendment that gives equal rights to women. In reality, the ERA will actually harm women, their families, and our society. The major problem with the ERA is its wording. It simply states "Equality of rights under law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex." In essence, women are not being guaranteed equal rights; rather gender is being removed as a legal characteristic on which to base distinctions.
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged David Koehler, Elise Bouc, Equal Rights Amendment, ERA, Heather Steans, Iris Martinez, Mattie Hunter, Pat McGuire
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Pot As “Medicine” Goes to Gov. Quinn
On Friday, May 17th, the bill to legalize marijuana as "medicine" was debated on the Illinois Senate floor and then passed by a vote of 35-21. This 200+ bill (HB 1) was sponsored by State Senator William Haine (D-Alton), and co-sponsored by Senators Linda Holmes (D-Aurora), Iris Martinez (D-Chicago), and William Delgado (D-Chicago).
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged Bill Cunningham, Darin LaHood, Dave Syverson, Iris Martinez, Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, Jim Oberweis, Julie Morrison, Klye McCarter, Linda Holmes, Napoleon Harris, Patrick Quinn, Tim Bivins, William Delgado
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