And you wonder why Chicago has a high crime rate

[tx mountaineer]

So by Illinois State law, he cannot take the oath of office as Mayor. How did they let him register as a candidate?

Sounds like the same geniuses who pass Illinois gun laws.

According to this article a convicted felon can register and run, but not serve.

"MARKHAM (CBS) — A write-in candidate for mayor is urging residents of the south suburb to sign a petition to prevent convicted felons from running for municipal office.

WBBM’s Nancy Harty reports.

Roger Agpawa is running for mayor in Markham, despite a mail fraud conviction around 20 years ago. Illinois law currently bans convicted felons from serving in public office in some municipal jobs. However, they are still allowed to run."

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/26/ ... or-office/

[Liberty]

I suspect the laws are written this way because no one expected that people would ever be dumb enough to vote in a felon. But they fully expected Illinois politicians to break laws once elected. Someone underestimated the voting public

[oohrah]

Illinois state motto: "Where our Governors make our license plates."

[C-dub]

I haven't wondered why Chicago has such a high crime rate. What I have wondered about is why the same fools keep electing the same criminals over and over again.

Thank you sir, may I have another.

[KLB]

Chicago is bad, without a doubt, but we in Texas have our own history. When I was young, our state treasurer's chief qualification was his name: Jesse James. And then there was the first woman governor (a title Ann Richards wrongly claimed): Ma Ferguson.
http://www.humanitiestexas.org/programs ... a-ferguson

[Oldgringo]

"Current Mayor David Webb Jr. said he wasn’t happy about the controversy surrounding his replacement, but told CBS Chicago “[Agpawa] ran and he won, so the people spoke.”

There it is! These people do not elect themselves.

[Lambda Force]

"Current Mayor David Webb Jr. said he wasn’t happy about the controversy surrounding his replacement, but told CBS Chicago “[Agpawa] ran and he won, so the people spoke.”

There it is! These people do not elect themselves.

From Chicago to Kandahar, from Paris to Pyongyang, people get the government they deserve.