Obviously, something must be done about the bizarre situation in Illinois to get rid of Governor Blago. Even for a corruption ridden culture like Chicago, Blago's criminal enterprises are setting new standards, not only for bad acts, but for blatant stupidity as well. What was once known as the "Second City" is fast becoming the "City of Idiots." Pity the poor souls who voted for Blago, not once, but twice!
The state constitutional processes for dealing with the situation have devolved into chaos. Politics has prevented a special election from taking place, because Democrats do not want to risk a secure Senate seat. The Illinois Supremes were petitioned to step into the void but demurred (those officials are elected to their positions, and thus susceptible to the same political pressures as the state legislators).
I propose a financial driven solution: Effective immediately, all payers of Illinois income and sales tax should direct payment of these taxes into an escrow account. The funds would be frozen in this account until Blago is removed from office. In the same way that the Federal Reserve takes over a failed bank, the Department of Justice could declare the entire state government a criminal enterprise and appoint a federal receiver (czar) to oversee state operations, similar to what was done in Iraq after Saddam was toppled.
It's radical, but what the hell?, nothing else seems to be working.
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