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Springfieldhouse Rock: She's Just A BillShe's just a bill.
Well, it's been a long, long journey Girl: Gee, Bill, you certainly have a lot of patience and courage. Bill: Well, I got this far. When I started, I wasn't even a bill, I was just an idea. Some folks back home decided they wanted a law passed, so they called their local legislators and they said, "You're right, there oughta be a law." Then they sat down and wrote me out and introduced me to the General Assembly. And I became a bill, and I'll remain a bill until they decide to make me a law. She's just a bill Well, now she's stuck in purgatory Girl: Listen to those legislators arguing! Is all that discussion and debate about you? Bill: No, that's Rahm and Rauner and John and Michael laughing their asses off about me. Most bills never even get this far, but it was all just a smokescreen. See, there's this thing called the Machine . . . Girl: Machine? Bill: Yeah, Machine. It's the bipartisan web of political organizations that control our state and local government. Girl: Really? Why? Bill: Greed, power, ego. Girl: Oh no! Bill: Oh yes! She's just a bill Well, then she's off to die And if the governor signed her, she'd be a law. Girl: You mean even if the whole General Assembly says you should be a law, the governor can still say no? Bill: Yes, that's called a veto. But it won't even get that far because legislative leaders have these things called bricks . . . Girl: But the GA voted for you overwhelmingly! And so did the people in several referenda! It's not easy to become a law, is it? Bill: No! Not unless Rahm and Bruce and John and Michael want you to. But how I hope and I pray that someday she will, - Posted on May 31, 2018 |
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