June 14 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Raising taxes in Illinois is not courageous – David McSweeney
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190613/guest-view-raising-taxes-in-illinois-is-not-courageous
— Illinois board backs higher chlorine levels in drinking water to fight Legionnaires’ – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190613/illinois-board-backs-higher-chlorine-levels-in-drinking-water-to-fight-legionnaires

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State comptroller says budget action ‘far exceeded’ her expectations – Jerry Nowicki
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-06-14/state-comptroller-says-budget-action-far-exceeded-her-expectations.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Legal pot makes truck driver recruitment harder – Elvina Nawaguna
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/06/13/legal-pot-makes-truck-driver-recruitment-harder/a2i5slm/

OUR QUAD CITIES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rock Island encourages children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/clock-inc-opens-safe-space-for-lgbt-community/2074976774

CENTER SQUARE
— New Illinois law allows schools to offer kids bus rides around gang territory – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: The only time that I rode a bus to school was 1961-1962 while I attended Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest.) 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/new-illinois-law-allows-schools-to-offer-kids-bus-rides/article_c9b53278-8dcb-11e9-91e0-8bd2ac180c32.amp.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DESPITE TAX HIKES, ILLINOIS FAILS TO BALANCE BUDGET FOR 19TH YEAR IN A ROW – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/despite-tax-hikes-illinois-fails-to-balance-budget-for-19th-year-in-a-row/
— WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ILLINOIS’ GAMBLING EXPANSION – Joe Barnas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/what-you-need-to-know-about-illinois-gambling-expansion/

GOPUSA
— White House blasts Hatch Act attack on Kellyanne Conway as politically motivated (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government a) counted on my Republican U.S. Representatives and my Republican U.S. Senators to NOT come to my defense and b) knew that my Republican U.S. Representatives and my Republican U.S. Senators viewed me as being much TOO CONSERVATIVE.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70996
— Women’s Rights? Iran hires ‘morality police’ to ensure women are wearing their hijab
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70978
— Alyssa Milano: Pro-life citizens are hypocrites because ‘asylum seekers have heartbeats’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71002

FOX NEWS
— House hearing on reparations for slavery is set for first time in more than a decade – Gerren Keith Gaynor (DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats put in charge of determining how much reparations should be paid by those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-hearing-on-reparations-for-slavery-is-set-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-decade

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— LGBTQ BIGOTRY Tyranny masquerading as tolerance. – David Horowitz
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273991/lgbtq-bigotry-david-horowitz

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— It’s the Immigration, Stupid – Christopher Gage
https://amgreatness.com/2019/06/13/its-the-immigration-stupid/
— A Conservative Resistance? – Angelo Codevilla
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/13/a-conservative-resistance/

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— This College Professor Strongly Opposes Illegal Immigration – Alex Nitzberg
https://www.academia.org/this-college-professor-strongly-opposes-illegal-immigration/

BREITBART
— Facebook’s Process to Label You a ‘Hate Agent’ Revealed – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/06/13/exclusive-facebooks-process-to-label-you-a-hate-agent-revealed/
— Poll: 3-in-4 Swing State Voters Support National Mandatory E-Verify – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/13/poll-3-in-4-swing-state-voters-support-national-mandatory-e-verify/
— Blue State Blues: Conservatives Face ‘The Great Shunning’ over Trump – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who shun conservatives in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/14/blue-state-blues-conservatives-face-the-great-shunning-over-trump/

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP WARNED AMERICA’S EXPLODING NATIONAL DEBT WAS DANGEROUS. NOW HE’S PRESIDENT, AND THE DEBT IS STILL GROWING – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/13/donald-trump-national-debt/

CITY JOURNAL
— Marijuana’s Black Market 2.0 Contrary to advocates’ promises, legalizing pot has spurred new illegal enterprises. – Steven Malanga
https://www.city-journal.org/marijuana-black-market

CNS NEWS
— House Panel to Examine Slavery Reparations; 2020 Democrat Hopefuls Back Legislation – Patrick Goodenough (DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats put in charge of determining how much reparations should be paid by those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/house-panel-examine-slavery-reparations-2020-democrat-hopefuls-back

WORLD NET DAILY
— JUDICIAL WATCH: TERRORISTS’ ROUTE THROUGH MEXICO CONFIRMED
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/judicial-watch-terrorists-route-through-mexico-confirmed/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Progressive Business of Extirpating Whiteness Too often, those who claim to speak for beleaguered minorities are actually condescending to them. – MONA CHAREN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/bill-de-blasio-progressives-racialize-everything/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— U.S. Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe Refuses to Sing National Anthem During World Cup in France – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2019/06/13/u-s-soccer-star-megan-rapinoe-refuses-to-sing-national-anthem-during-world-cup-in-france/

INDEPENDENT MINUTE
— Macy’s Now Publicly Supporting “Sharia Law.” Are You Shopping There?
https://independentminute.com/2019/02/13/american-retailer-now-publicly-supporting-sharia-law-are-you-shopping-there-2/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What needs to happen is this: any person who wants to come to America to start a new life is welcome if they legally apply for citizenship, learn the English language, prove they have a valuable skill or trade, and embrace western culture. To become an American citizen doesn’t mean you forget where you came from, but it does require you to renounce all that is un-American in your previous culture and work to preserve the new culture you have entered. But radical Muslims refuse to do that. And somehow Liberals are letting them get away with this. It’s time for Republicans to stand up to this shady business, call out those who publicly support Sharia law, and stop those who follow Sharia to the letter from becoming part of American culture. For now, a good place to start would be to boycott Macy’s. Are you in?)

THE HILL
— Trump says he will not fire Kellyanne Conway for Hatch Act violations – JORDAN FABIAN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/448536-trump-says-he-will-not-fire-kellyanne-conway-for-hatch-act-violations
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “This is just the start of American authoritarianism.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/448264-this-is-just-the-start-of-american-authoritarianism

REUTERS
— Brazil Supreme Court rules homophobia a crime (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-homophobia/brazil-supreme-court-rules-homophobia-a-crime-idUSKCN1TF02N

CBS NEWS
— Trump’s plan to deter migrants with “Remain in Mexico” faces logistical and legal hurdles – CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/remain-in-mexico-trumps-plan-to-deter-migrants-faces-logistical-and-legal-hurdles/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says he won’t fire Kellyanne Conway over Hatch Act Violations – John Wagner (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government a) counted on my Republican U.S. Representatives and my Republican U.S. Senators to NOT come to my defense and b) knew that my Republican U.S. Representatives and my Republican U.S. Senators viewed me as being much TOO CONSERVATIVE.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-wont-fire-kellyanne-conway-over-hatch-act-violations/2019/06/14/76f31a94-8e9f-11e9-adf3-f70f78c156e8_story.html
— African Americans are held back the most by student loan debt. – Harry Williams (DIERSEN: Did try to get a student loan? I did not. I doubt that anyone would have given me a student loan. I had not displayed any leadership potential; I spend my junior and senior years in high school and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class and my ACT was only 24. Further, neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma and my mother never attended high school. Further, I had been classified 1-A for the draft notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/13/african-americans-are-held-back-most-by-student-loan-debt-heres-solution/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— New York Mayor Bill de Blasio takes his low popularity to the national stage – EVAN HALPER and SEEMA MEHTA (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not popular and b) about what they hint/imply/argue/shout about me.)
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-unpopular-new-york-mayor-struggles-in-presidential-race-20190614-story.html

BOSTON HERALD
— Illegal immigration takes its toll on communities – Editorial
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/06/14/illegal-immigration-takes-its-toll-on-communities/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Who ‘Deserves’ to Go to Harvard? A dean at the university tells graduates all success stems from inherited privilege and chance. – Heather Mac Donald (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that college degrees are worthless unless they are from Ivy League universities?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-deserves-to-go-to-harvard-11560464201

JD SUPRA
— Half Baked — Illinois Legislature Includes Some Employer Protections in New Recreational Cannabis Law, But Creates Potential Liabilities (DIERSEN: Because stoners are impaired, I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners. I should write a book about my superiors in the federal government who were heavy drinkers. They favored their employees who were heavy drinkers like they were. They got rid of those like me who did not drink.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/half-baked-illinois-legislature-53106/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— When Does a Complaint to a Supervisor Equal “Protected Activity” in a Retaliation Lawsuit? (DIERSEN: My supervisors in the federal government a) never denied that I complained to them about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation b) never denied that I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) 
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/when-does-complaint-to-supervisor-equal-protected-activity-retaliation-lawsuit

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Reskilling, telework moving federal employees ‘toward the future of work’ – Jory Heckman (DIERSEN: Have you ever reskilled yourself? I have. In 1992, when I was 43 years old, a) after my Democrat GAO superiors had made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) after they had assigned me to audits of federal financial institution regulators, I began taking graduate courses at IIT, and in 1997, when I was 48 years old, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2019/06/reskilling-telework-moving-federal-employees-toward-the-future-of-work/

CHICAGO PRIDE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/103905721

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.