The republican governor ask the state senate to pass a bill. The bill wants to mandate that the public employees have to contribute to their own pension plan and health benefits. Their unions also have to give up their bargaining rights. The bill seemed like a sure win for the Republicans because they controlled the majority of the house. So what did the the Democrats do in protest?, they left the state to Illinois to protest. So what's the catch? The bill needs 20 senators to be present to vote, the Republican senators, who have majority, only have 19 representatives. And as of now, the Democrat Senators still are in Illinois.
I think it's unreasonable that the governor takes away the collective bargaining rights for unions, but it's also irresponsible for the Democratic senators to leave to Illinois. What do you guys thing?
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