[sphinx]

Downstate counties in Illinois should start a secession movement.

[Graybeard58]

Downstate counties in Illinois should start a secession movement.

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Easier for Chicongo and Cook County to secede. Northern, southern, western and central Illinois all republican and conservative. Why should we try to leave this great nation?

[bigbob]

Amen, I'm there! You can win 3 counties and be elected Governor (Pat Quinn did). Just let Chicago secede, put the old toll booths back up and use 'em as entry checkpoints.

Without Chicago, Illinois would be as red as Indiana. Without Chicago and the stain around St. Louis, even darker red.

By the way, the Republican Governor (who beat Quinn) is now considered "stubborn" because he won't give in an just let them write more bad checks to pay all those bills.

[House Atreides]

Yep, Illinois should EVICT Cook County & Chicago and make them take their debt with them.