Cook County Campaign For Liberty Mission Statement:
The Cook County Campaign for Liberty's mission is to promote ethical leadership in Cook County by defending and advocating for the great American principles of civil liberties, privacy, fiscal responsibility, and transparent & limited government by means of activism, education and political activity.
How do we accomplish this mission?
Identifying activities and opportunities that support our mission.
Planning activities for Cook County Campaign for Liberty members to participate in.
Scheduling and Promoting our activities through our communications network.
ACTION ALERT - Red Light Cameras!!! Please Call or E-mail these Senators to urge them to support Red Light Camera Reform in the Senate Transportation Committee! Red Light Cameras Subcommittee Senators:
President Cullerton - (773-883-0770) - John@senatorcullerton.com
Senator Sandoval - (708-656-2002) - msandoval@senatedem.ilga.gov
Senator Munoz - (773-869-9050) - amunoz@senatedem.ilga.gov
Senator Hendon - (773-265-8611) - hendon@senatedem.ilga.gov
Senator Pankau - (630-582-0390) - carole@pankau.org
Senator Millner - (630-351-9340) - johnjmillner@aol.com
Fines, Safety at Odds Where Chicago Has Red Light Camera Intersections
Fox 32 News had a special report about Chicago Red Light Cameras tonight. Check out our good friends, Barnet Fagel, Scott Tucker and Tiffany Moeller who were all featured in tonights Special Report. Full Story Here.
ACTION ALERT - Red Light Camera Lit Drop, This Sunday, March 7th
This Sunday, March 7th, from noon to 3 pm, Cook County Campaign for Liberty will be cooperating with State Rep Candidate Scott Tucker to Lit Drop State Senator Antonio Munoz's 1st District to pursuade him to work with Senator Dan Duffy on red light camera reform in Illinois! We'll start at 35th Street & Damen at noon and our meetup location is the Dunkin Donuts at 3528 South Leavitt Street - across the from the 35th and Archer Orange Line stop. Please try to arrive early so we can distribute materials and assign neighborhoods to drop fliers to.
Senator Munoz has been tapped by Senate President John Cullerton (D-6th) and Mayor Daley to interfere with Senator Duffy's efforts to reform red light camera use in Illinois! This must not stand!
IT IS TIME to get the people of Chicago to Listen and Understand! The Red Light "SCAMERAS" are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse and they absolutely will not stop, EVER!!! Until all of us are in DEBT!!!
We have English/Spanish fliers to drive constituent calls to Senator Munoz' Chicago office in support of Red Light Camera Reform! These Fliers can be downloaded here.
Meetup Info: Date: Sunday, March 7th, 2010 Time: 12:00pm - 3-pm Location: Dunkin Donuts at 35th and Archer Orange Line Stop Street: 3528 South Leavitt, Chicago, IL Map
Seventh district Congressman Danny Davis voted with the majority of the House on Thursday to extend the Patriot Act by another year, breaking with his two prior votes against the Act and violating his IVI-IPI survey response claiming that he supported repealing the law. The extension, which was part of the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, passed the House with a vote of 315 to 97 and will now go to be signed by President Obama (who has worked behind the scenes in support of the Patriot Act).
All told, this is yet another blow to Davis' so-called "progressive" record and another indication that what he found unacceptable during the Bush years is suddenly very acceptable to him now.
SB 2466 has been introduced and it is now in committee. Help us by calling and adding the pressure. Let the phones ring! And remember to be tactfully respectful it goes a long way.
On December 4, 2008, the City Council voted 40-5 to lease the city's parking meters to Morgan Stanley. The vote was taken two days after the sale was made public and finalized. The lease agreement was disclosed to the full City Council on a Tuesday, with a vote taken on Thursday. How could 40 sitting aldermen, in good conscious, vote for such a complex transaction, without proper review? Mr. Mayor, your not even transparent with your own City Counsel, how can the citizens of Chicago trust that your being honest with them?
Illinois State Senator Dan Duffy discusses Red Light Cameras, his bill 2466 to ban Red Light Cameras in Illinois and the fact that this is about revenue for the municipalities and the private companies that run the cameras, NOT ABOUT SAFETY.
The 33-page study gives a history of corruption, starting from 1869 when county commissioners were jailed for rigging a bid to paint City Hall. It also details hiring scandals, including some under Cook County Board President Todd Stroger. Stroger hasn't been charged with any crime.
The report, titled "Corruption in Cook County" can be downloaded here.
Two other reports describing Corruption in the State of Illinois have been released by UIC in the past year:
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
—Thomas Jefferson
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