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>> BRANDIS BACK TO YOU.

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>> THANK YOU.

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>> ARE YOU TIRED OF POLITICS AS

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USUAL?

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A PAIR OF LAWMAKERS SAY THERE IS

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A WAY TO KEEP OFFICIALS ON THEIR

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TOES.

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ALLOWING VOTERS TO RECALL THEM.

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AMANDA VINICKY JOINS US NOW TO

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EXPLAIN.

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>> ILLINOIS ACTUALLY ALREADY

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DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO RECALL

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AT LEAST ONE ELECTED OFFICIAL

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MIDTERM AND THAT OF ILLINOIS

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GOVERNOR.

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VOTERS IN 2010 APPROVED AN

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AMENDMENT TO THE STATE

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CONSTITUTION THAT GIVES THE

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PATHWAY TO RECALL A SITTING

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GOVERNOR IT WAS AT THE URGING OF

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PAT QUINN WHO HAD TAKEN OVER

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AFTER ROD BLAGOJEVICH WAS

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ARRESTED AND IMPEACHED AND

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REMOVED FROM OFFICE.

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JASON BARICKMAN SAYS THAT RECALL

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PROVISION IS TOOTHLESS.

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>> IT IS IN NAME ONLY.

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NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO USE ITS

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IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO USE.

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WE'RE PROPOSING TO CHANGE THAT

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AND AGAIN, THE EQUIPPED CITIZENS

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WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO HOLD

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PUBLIC OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE.

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>> THE RECALL PROCESS ILLINOIS

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IS COMPLICATED IT REQUIRES A

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SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ILLINOIS'

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ELECTORATE TO SIGN ON AND VOTERS

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MUST HAVE A PERMISSION SLIP THAT

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HAS TO BE SIGNED OFF ON BY A

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BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SITTING

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STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND

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SENATORS.

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NOW, SENATOR JASON BARICKMAN AND

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REPRESENTATIVE MARK BATINICK OF

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PLAINFIELD REPUBLICANS SAY THEY

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WANT TO MAKE IT EASIER AND WANT

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TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION TO

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ALLOW FOR ALL OTHER STATE-WIDE

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ELECTED OFFICIALS TO BE RECALLED

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AS WELL AS ALL STATE LEGISLATORS

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AND LOCAL OFFICIALS.

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MARK BATINICK SAYS HE CAN THINK

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OF SITUATIONS AT EVERY LEVEL OF

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GOVERNMENT WHERE THERE'S

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CORRUPTION BUT WHAT IS GOING ON

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NOW WITH HOUSE SPEAKER MICHAEL

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MADIGAN IS MOST SALIENT.

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>> THE POLITICIANS NEED TO START

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LOOK OVER THEIR SHOULDER AND

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WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE THE

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SPEAKER WHO IS NOT ACCOUNTABLE

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TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE AND

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HE HAS A LOT OF CONTROL OVER I

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THINK THAT IS A PROBLEM.

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THIS RECALL PROCESS AT LEAST

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GIVES THE VOTERS AND THE

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CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS A TOOL TO

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CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF STATE

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GOVERNMENT WHEN IT'S CONTROLLED

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BY SOMETHING LIKE SPEAKER

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MADIGAN WHETHER IT BE NOW OR IN

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THE FUTURE.

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>> WE KNOW THE BROAD PARAMETERS

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OF THE PROCESS THEY WANT TO MOVE

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TO BUT IT IS UNCLEAR HOW IT

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WOULD WORK.

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WHETHER IT IS LEGAL AND IT'S

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UNLIKELY IT'S EVER GOING TO GET

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TO THAT POINT.

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LAWMAKERS ARE NOTORIOUSLY

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RETICENT TO PASS ANY MEASURE TO

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COULD IMPERIL THEIR OWN

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POLITICAL FUTURES.

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AND ILLINOIS' GUBERNATORIAL

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RECALL PETITION WAS DESIGNED TO

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BE STRICT AND NARROW SO IT WOULD

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NOT BE TOO EASY TO THROW

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GOVERNMENT INTO UPHEAVAL OR

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PROVIDE ENTICE.

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FOR OFFICIAL TOSCOER WITH TO

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PUBLIC OPINION DURING HARD TIMES

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LIKE NOW.

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WHILE THERE ARE THOSE WHO

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BELIEVE THAT GOVERNOR J.B.

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PRITZKER HAS DONE A COMMENDABLE

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JOB NAVIGATING ILLINOIS THROUGH

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THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC OTHERS

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ARE FURIOUS ABOUT THE HEAVY HAND

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THAT HE HAS TAKEN AND THE

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RESTRICTIONS HE HAS IMPOSED.

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A REPORTER ASKED A QUESTION OF

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ONE OF PRITZKER'S DAILY

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CORONAVIRUS BRIEFINGS ABOUT

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WHETHER HIS JOB IS IN JEOPARDY.

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>> YOU RECENTLY TALKED ABOUT

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MIDWEST GOVERNORS AND NOW THE

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GOVERNOR OF OHIO IS FACING

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POSSIBLE IMPEACHMENT IN ORDERS

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TO YOURS HOW CLOSE ARE YOU TO

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BEING IMPEACHED?

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IS THAT A REAL QUESTION.

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I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THAT.

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LOOK, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A STRONG

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APPROVAL RATING IN THE STATE.

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I THINK I'VE DONE A GOOD JOB.

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I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO RUN

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AROUND EVERYDAY TRYING TO FILE

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LAWSUITS OF THE SNAKE OIL

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SALESMAN THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT

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BEFORE.

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AND TRYING TO GIN UP OPPOSITION

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TO OUR EFFORT TO FIGHT COVID-19.

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AND ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT WE'RE

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DOING THE RIGHT THING.

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THE COURTS AFFIRMED THE THINGS

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WE'RE DOING.

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>> MARK BATINICK AND JASON

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BARICKMAN SAY THEIR PLAN IS

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DESIGNED TO RECALL WOULD BE

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POSSIBLE BUT HARD TO DO.

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SO IT WOULDN'T BE TRIGGERED BY

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ANYTHING TRIVIAL THERE HAS TO BE

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REAL ABUSE.

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I DID REACH OUT TO SPEAKER

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MADIGAN'S SPOKESPERSON AND HE

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SAID HAVING NOT SEEN THE

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PROPOSED LANGUAGE HE CANNOT

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COMMENT ON THE RECALL PLAN.

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IN THE PAST MADIGAN HAS BEEN

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DISDAINFUL OF A RELATED EFFORT

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THAT IS FORMER GOVERNOR RAUNER'S

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PLAN TO INSTITUTE TERM LIMITS ON

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LEGISLATORS.

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MADIGAN SAID THAT TERM LIMITS