June 20 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Illinois Law Enforcement Has No Way To Roadside Test For Marijuana Impairment While Driving As Legalization Looms – Tara Molina (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. To impair yourself is a) to make yourself a danger to others and b) to put yourself on track to be a ward of the state.) 
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/19/drivers-influence-marijuana-crash-illinois-legalization/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Millions drive high, underestimate dangers of marijuana, AAA report says – Sally Schulze
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/millions-drive-high-underestimate-dangers-of-marijuana-aaa-report-says
— Illinois lawmakers join calls for Trump impeachment – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/pelosi-ally-freshmen-dem-join-calls-for-trump-impeachment-1

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago-area counties grow older and less white, new census data shows – CECILIA REYES and MEGHAN KELLY (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 70. I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that the following organizations and governments should dump old people like me: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-census-chicago-area-age-race-viz-20190618html-20190620-mujuycimnbf2phtbcrabgjzfmu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— County budget rides high on ‘structural changes’ — and legal pot and gambling money — forecasting record low deficit Preckwinkle said she thought the county could close the gap without any new taxes, fines or fees but couldn’t commit to a budget cycle without layoffs because “I never know frankly what the individual separately elected officials may propose.” – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/6/20/18692158/county-budget-rides-high-structural-changes-legal-pot-gambling-record-low-deficit
— Illinois Democrats Reps. Sean Casten, Jan Schakowsky call for Trump impeachment inquiry Freshman Casten, who flipped a suburban Chicago district in 2018, is among the 44 House Democrats facing the toughest GOP challenges in 2020, and only the third in this group to back an impeachment inquiry. – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Who has called for adverse actions to be taken against you? I should write a book about those who have called for adverse actions to be taken against me.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/20/18691989/sean-casten-donald-trump-impeachment-inquiry
— African American, white population falls in Cook County as Asian, Hispanic population grows, U.S. Census data shows Cook County’s African American population dropped by 75,000 from 2010 to 2018. – Manny Ramos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-state/2019/6/19/18684129/cook-county-population-census-estimates-african-american-hispanic-asian-white

DAILY HERALD
— Why Illinois can’t balance its budget – Austin Berg
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190620/why-illinois-cant-balance-its-budget
— Cook County predicts continued decline in budget deficit
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190620/cook-county-predicts-continued-decline-in-budget-deficit
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: How many collecting Illinois pensions have moved to other states, and how much did they take with them? – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190620/how-many-collecting-illinois-pensions-have-moved-to-other-states-and-how-much-did-they-take-with-them

HERALD & REVIEW
— Pot studies say what we want – Editorial (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. To impair yourself is a) to make yourself a danger to others and b) to put yourself on track to be a ward of the state.) 
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-pot-studies-say-what-we-want/article_329062db-b672-5023-8a8f-65526978e41a.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— AAA: Many drivers underestimate dangers of marijuana impairment
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/AAA-Many-drivers-underestimate-dangers-of-14023355.php
— Nearly 15 million Americans have used marijuana, then driven, AAA research estimates
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Nearly-15-million-Americans-have-used-marijuana-14022582.php

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— GOP Lawmakers Criticize Party Leadership – Cole Lauterbach 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=286267#.XQt94hh_OM8

SOUTHERN
— Carbondale City Council discusses parks, pot and crime during daylong retreat – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/carbondale-city-council-discusses-parks-pot-and-crime-during-daylong/article_856bedee-3428-534b-9f27-ce215efeb889.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Pelosi against censure: ‘If the goods are there, you must impeach’ – Lindsey McPherson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who tried unsuccessfully to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails at the start of ICRC’s 2006 annual convention. I would stress those who a) made the surprise motion to censure me, b) seconded the motion, c) spoke in favor of the motion, d) voted to censure me, e) knew that the censure attempt was going to be made but did not tell me, f) etc. The aforesaid a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and/or c) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/06/19/pelosi-against-censure-if-the-goods-are-there-you-must-impeach/avowpke/

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— LaHood: ‘Political gamesmanship’ put ahead of community interests – Jared DuBach
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20190619/lahood-political-gamesmanship-put-ahead-of-community-interests

MDJ ONLINE
— Mulroe leaving Illinois Senate, but not public service – REBECCA ANZEL
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/mulroe-leaving-illinois-senate-but-not-public-service/article_8b22e490-f2c9-5549-aff9-07f37b50e3c1.html

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton To Consider Christopher Zaruba To Fill Suess’s Seat If Zaruba’s appointment is approved, he will serve a two-year term to expire in May 2021. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-consider-christopher-zaruba-fill-suesss-seat

CHICAGO READER
— A tale of two vices Let’s pit reefer vs. gambling to see which is worse. – Ben Joravsky (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who focus on promoting booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.) 
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/joravsky-gambling-marijuana-legalization/Content?oid=71085771

DAILY ILLINI
— University police, administrators to consult on addressing forthcoming marijuana legalization in Illinois – EUNICE ALPASAN (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. To impair yourself is a) to make yourself a danger to others and b) to put yourself on track to be a ward of the state.) 
https://dailyillini.com/news/2019/06/20/university-police-and-administrators-to-consult-on-addressing-forthcoming-marijuana-legalization-in-illinois/

CENTER SQUARE
— Census campaigns in Illinois, local towns underscore hunger for revenue – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What do you say to Illinois Democrats and Illinois RINOs who illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to Illinois illegally and to illegally stay in Illinois illegally?)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/census-campaigns-in-illinois-local-towns-underscore-hunger-for-revenue/article_22f64a88-92c3-11e9-94ef-0b8d9afada7b.html
— Illinois birth rate falling faster than other states amid national decline – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-birth-rate-falling-faster-than-other-states-amid-national/article_36c1139e-9215-11e9-b41c-f37ebc44c100.html

WIRE POINTS
— Ignoring the elephant in the room: Sun-Times advice to Chicago Mayor Lightfoot skips pension reform – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/ignoring-the-elephant-in-the-room-sun-times-advice-to-chicago-mayor-lightfoot-skips-pension-reform/

CAPITOL FAX
— Oberweis apologizes for “token white male” email
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/20/oberweis-apologizes-for-token-white-male-email/

FOX NEWS
— Gingrich: Trump wants to ‘keep America great,’ some Dems ‘want to keep America weak’ – Charles Creitz 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gingrich-trump-wants-to-keep-america-great-some-dems-want-to-keep-america-weak
— Senate committee OKs $4.6 billion humanitarian aid bill for migrant crisis – Adam Shaw (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs should pay this $4.6 billion because Democrats and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-border-crisis
— Sen. John Kennedy: You either believe in the rule of law or you don’t (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who by their words and/or by their actions make it clear that they do not respect the rule of law.)
https://news.yahoo.com/sen-john-kennedy-either-believe-202524173.html

GOPUSA
— Democrat senators seek legal protections for aliens working in marijuana industries (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy a country, you get its citizens to smoke pot.)
http://www.gopusa.com/democrat-senators-seek-legal-protections-for-aliens-working-in-marijuana-industries/
— ACLU issues legal advice to illegal immigrants after Trump tweets about deportations
http://www.gopusa.com/aclu-issues-legal-advice-to-illegal-immigrants-after-trump-tweets-about-deportations/
— Reparations: Democrats ask Americans who never owned a slave to pay Americans who never were a slave (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and age discrimination are reparations.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71289

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Left does not hate Trump, they hate… – Jeffrey Allan and Erin Parfet
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/the_left_does_not_hate_trump_they_hate.html

BREITBART
— ICE Plans ‘Humane, Dignified’ Deportations for Hundreds of Illegal Migrants – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/20/ice-plans-humane-dignified-deportations-for-hundreds-of-migrants/

DAILY CALLER
— TUCKER: WHY ARE THE KOCH BROTHERS ‘RUNNING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY’ WHEN THEY DISAGREE WITH SO MANY REPUBLICANS? – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Needless-to-say, in Illinois, Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican Party leaders, Republican political consultants, Republican etc. should not seek or accept any money from those who reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/19/tucker-carlson-koch-brothers-republican-party/

DAILY WIRE
— New Poll Shows Mexicans Increasingly Want To Keep Illegal Immigrants Out Of Mexico – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/48634/new-poll-shows-mexicans-increasingly-want-keep-hank-berrien

FEDERALIST
— Driver’s Licenses For Illegals Are A Huge Opening For New York’s GOP By granting illegal immigrants driver’s licenses, Albany Democrats could put some life into a state party that seemed to have given up trying. – Jonathan S. Tobin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those Illinois “Republicans” a) who voted to give driver’s licenses to illegals in Illinois and b) who have focused on destroying me.) 
https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/20/drivers-licenses-illegals-huge-opening-new-yorks-gop/

TOWNHALL
— Trump Voters – You’re on Ballot, Too – Chris Stigall
https://townhall.com/columnists/chrisstigall/2019/06/20/trump-voters–youre-on-ballot-too-n2548612

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Ilhan Omar Claims ‘Alien’ Is Offensive Word Used By Trump To Abuse Immigrants – Jason Hopkins (DIERSEN: Trump-haters do everything that they can to make the following offensive words: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/ilhan-omar-claims-alien-is-offensive-word-used-by-trump-to-abuse-immigrants/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Tucker Carlson torpedoes Koch Brothers: Wake up, they’re open-borders RINOs undermining the GOP – Samantha Chang 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/20/tucker-carlson-torpedoes-koch-brothers-wake-up-theyre-open-borders-rinos-undermining-the-gop-766909

CBS NEWS
— Driving high won’t fly when you’re pulled over by cops
https://news.yahoo.com/driving-high-wont-fly-youre-192455076.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Reparations: Reasonable and Right It is America’s responsibility to undo the trauma it has inflicted upon black people for hundreds of years. – Charles M. Blow (DIERSEN: How much reparations does Blow believe the following should pay: 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.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/opinion/reparations-reasonable-and-right.html
— A New Immigration Plan: ‘Remain in Mexico’
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/podcasts/the-daily/immigration-asylum-mexico-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the New York Times makes it clear that it is anti-White if not a White-hater.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/us/politics/minnesota-refugees-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Census Bureau data shows US median age has risen by a year – AP (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 70. I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that the following organizations and governments should dump old people like me: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/census-bureau-data-shows-us-median-age-has-risen-by-a-year/2019/06/20/e2695a8e-9310-11e9-956a-88c291ab5c38_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in promoting hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/19/americans-have-had-it-with-vulgar-hateful-speech-blame-trump/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tim Scott Launches Effort to Recruit Minority GOP Candidates for Congress
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/campaign-wire-election-2020/card/1560962969
— Slavery Reparations Issue Gets Rare Hearing on Hill Bill first introduced in 1989 would establish federal commission to study impact of slavery, suggest possible remedies – Jesse Naranjo (DIERSEN: 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.wsj.com/articles/slavery-reparations-issue-gets-rare-hearing-on-hill-11560983015
— Women Working Longer Hours, Sleeping Less, as They Juggle Commitments Labor Department’s annual time use survey highlights the challenges for working women – David Harrison and Soo Oh (DIERSEN: Are you a male? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that males have a tremendous unfair advantage in life because of the child raising responsibilities that women have.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-working-longer-hours-sleeping-less-labor-department-finds-11560980344
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In my opinion, it is treasonous to encourage citizens of foreign counties to illegally come into America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/accusing-the-new-york-times-of-treason-trump-crosses-a-line-11560985187

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Donald Trump Jr. accuses the left of ‘trying to normalize’ sex work – Eliza Relman
https://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Donald-Trump-Jr-accuses-the-left-of-trying-to-14021971.php

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE 
— Questioning what it means to speak ‘On Behalf of All Muslims’ – Vanessa Hua (DIERSEN: In America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, in Wheaton, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood, who talks and/or acts like they speak for the following: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/comedy/questioning-what-it-means-to-speak-on-behalf-of-all-muslims

CBS DALLAS FORT WORTH
— Study: Drivers Who Smoke Weed Don’t Think They’ll Get Arrested For Driving High
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/06/19/drivers-smoke-marijuan-driving-high/

FOX SACRAMENTO
— Gun Owners Rush to Buy Ammo Ahead of New State Regulation – ROWENA SHADDOX
https://fox40.com/2019/06/19/gun-owners-rush-to-buy-ammo-ahead-of-new-state-regulation/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— McConnell Thinks Obama Was Reparations Enough – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and age discrimination are reparations.)
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/mcconnell-thinks-obamas-election-was-reparations-enough.html

BUZZ FEED NEWS
— These Women Are Only On Facebook For The Groups – Anne Helen Petersen (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? Do the Democrats in your precinct have a secret Facebook group? If so, what do they post about you in that group? What if what they post is defamatory or libelous?) 
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/facebook-private-groups-online-abuse
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today, groups can be public (anyone can join at any time); private (you can request to join, but must be admitted by a moderator); and “secret” — the type you can only find if someone in the group invites you. . .Another described a secret group of people who live in deep “red” areas of the country and struggled with their communities and families after the 2016 election. “It’s been the only thing keeping me sane,” the member told me, “and definitely one of the main reasons I haven’t left FB.” . . . Keeping a group secret is the most efficient way to keep a group “in line,” whatever that might mean for a particular set of people. . . The “best” groups are the smallest and most secret because they’re cloaked from both the online and offline world — places where both myself and so many of the women I spoke to for this article feel invisible, unvalued, or objectified. The right group can provide the opposite of all that: a place where your voice feels visible, your opinion is valued, and your body is secondary — or discussed on your own terms.)

ERI DESIGN 
— 40 Factors That Impact Website Credibility (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that www.gopillinois.com is not credible?)
https://www.eridesignstudio.com/insights/website-credibility-factors/

RE/MAX
— OFFICE CONDO FOR SALE: 610 WEST ROOSEVELT ROAD #C2, WHEATON – $125,000
https://csackett.kw.com/property/il/wheaton/60187/wheaton/610-west-roosevelt-road/5d0a6868216251bbd467ed4f/

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.