Legal Groups Pen Sharp Reaction To Rauner’s ‘Corruption’ Criticism
From the Madison County Record
Reaction to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s dings on the state’s judicial system earlier this week has been fast and furious.
A day after Rauner told a Chicago-area newspaper that the Illinois Supreme Court is part of a “corrupt system” because justices accept campaign contributions from attorneys who argue before them, the head of the state’s trial lawyer group shot back.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association President John D. Cooney said it was “outrageous, irresponsible and anti-democratic” for Rauner to “smear” justices of the Illinois Supreme Court.
In his first legislative session, Rauner has been promoting a reform agenda that includes overhauling the state’s deeply troubled pension system.
His remarks to the Arlington Heights Daily Herald’s editorial board came in context of the high court’s consideration of a 2013 law that cuts retirement benefits for teachers, state workers and retirees.
According to the Daily Herald, Rauner said he is working toward a reformed pension system that would break “a ‘corrupt bargain’ between union leaders and politicians who can get campaign money from them.”
“I don’t trust the Supreme Court to be rational in their decisions,” Rauner told the newspaper. “I think they’re activist judges who want to be legislators.”
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From the Madison County Record
Reaction to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s dings on the state’s judicial system earlier this week has been fast and furious.
A day after Rauner told a Chicago-area newspaper that the Illinois Supreme Court is part of a “corrupt system” because justices accept campaign contributions from attorneys who argue before them, the head of the state’s trial lawyer group shot back.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association President John D. Cooney said it was “outrageous, irresponsible and anti-democratic” for Rauner to “smear” justices of the Illinois Supreme Court.
In his first legislative session, Rauner has been promoting a reform agenda that includes overhauling the state’s deeply troubled pension system.
His remarks to the Arlington Heights Daily Herald’s editorial board came in context of the high court’s consideration of a 2013 law that cuts retirement benefits for teachers, state workers and retirees.
According to the Daily Herald, Rauner said he is working toward a reformed pension system that would break “a ‘corrupt bargain’ between union leaders and politicians who can get campaign money from them.”
“I don’t trust the Supreme Court to be rational in their decisions,” Rauner told the newspaper. “I think they’re activist judges who want to be legislators.”
Read more in our daily News Update...