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Leading, led or standing still? Time is running short if we’re going to stop the pension deal. « Fred Klonsky

Leading, led or standing still? Time is running short if we’re going to stop the pension deal. « Fred Klonsky:


Leading, led or standing still? Time is running short if we’re going to stop the pension deal.

Take out your calendars. Or open it on your iPad.
Here is the schedule:
The House and Senate are to convene Tuesday through Thursday of this week, and again December 4-6. This is the veto session. But that doesn’t mean they only meet to override Quinn’s veto of passed bills.
They might legalize marijuana for medical purposes. More casino gambling. Marriage equality. Maybe pensions. Maybe not.
A 3/5ths vote (71) in the Illinois House is required to pass anything. That means Republican votes are needed along with near unanimity among Democrats.
Then after January 1st they will have the lame duck session. Or the lame dick session as I called it on Ken