Politics & Government
Rauner and Democrats Must Face the Reality of Inertia
"The Democrats can't go around Rauner, they can't go through him, they can't go over him. But Rauner can't get anything done without them."
From Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller:
The Illinois Senate had been scheduled to return to Springfield on October 6th after not being in session since September 9th. But last week, the Senate President postponed session until October 20th.
The reason is pretty straightforward.
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The Senate has overridden several gubernatorial vetoes. It’s pretty easy for the majority party because the chamber has 39 Democrats, three more than the three-fifths required to override a veto.
The House has 71 Democrats, the exact number of votes required to overturn a veto in that chamber. So, while the Senate Democrats can be missing a few people or have some folks who don’t want to go along, they can still override the governor on partisan votes. But the House Democrats need every member in town and they all need to be voting the same way for that chamber to succeed.
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Because of that tight margin, and because the Republicans have marched in lock step with their party’s governor, the House has only overridden one veto this entire year: the Heroin Crisis Act…
You can read the rest of Miller’s piece at Reboot Illinois.
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