Sun-Times has a 'democracy problem" of its own
The landslide victory for Chicago's elected school board referendum has the Sun-Times editorial board in a tizzy.Today's editorial begins by answering its own question:
"Does the Chicago Board of Education have a democracy problem? Without a doubt."My guess is that most of the 65,763 yes voters (as compared to the 10,174 no voters) would have offered a slightly stronger response -- like " OH HELL YES!"
I mean -- problem with democracy? Our autocratic mayor's hand-picked, elitist billionaire board has never even