Where democracy goes to die...
Chicago's City Council
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The Caucus, which sponsored the two measures — a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Surplus Ordinance and a resolution calling for a citywide referendum on an elected Chicago school board — invoked "Rule 41" to liberate the legislation from the Rules Committee. That's the committee which some people call the place "where good legislation goes to die." Both measures were sent to the Rules Committee immediately after being introduced.
Many of the 32 Alder-sucks, who had previously co-sponsored the ordinances, ran and hid.