In 2016, a Democratic candidate for Illinois State House sued Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, over Madigan’s action in recruiting two Hispanic-surnamed opponents to enter the race for the Democratic nomination for Madigan’s seat. The plaintiff, Jason Gonzales, was also running in the Democratic primary against Madigan. He presented evidence that incumbent Madigan had recruited the two other candidates in order to split the vote of people who wanted to vote for a Hispanic-surnamed candidate.
Under an old Seventh Circuit precedent, recruiting sham candidates in a primary to split the vote violates voting rights. Madigan won the current case in U.S. District Court in September 2019, but Gonzales then asked for reconsideration on September 20, 2019, and it is still pending. Judge Matthew Kennelly asked Madigan to respond to the rehearing request, and that response was received October 11, 2019.
one more divide and conquer machination
name game machination
Above average DUMB voters in IL land —
to match the SUPER EVIL top hacks in IL land ???
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PR and Appv and TOTSOP
didnt the state pass a progressive voting rights ballot measure a few years ago?
Interesting Seventh Circuit precedent about sham candidates.
Michael Bloomberg is violating my voting rights! Well he would be if I lived in that circuit.
“A public election ballot, the very crux of democracy, was debased by their acts,” wrote Gonzales’ attorneys in Monday’s filing. The presence of the sham candidates on the ballot left Gonzales, then 42, “incapacitated, personally and emotionally devastated, hopeless, and helpless,” experiencing “depression and anxiety … bouts of uncontrolled tears (and) panic attacks.”
Put G on the olde TV soaps shows and/or late night horror shows ???
— or even get him a Candidate’s Oscar award for best sham candidate ???
— with 30 pct fee to G Attorney ???