It is no secret that Democrats hold a supermajority in the Illinois General Assembly. For years they’ve been wielding their power with abandon and at great expense to Illinoisans’ right to participate in the legislative process. The Democrats in charge have been suppressing the rights of Illinoisans to weigh in on public policy through a number of strategic moves designed to keep the public in the dark and stifle their viewpoints, especially if those viewpoints run counter to those of the supermajority.
