Attorney General Kwame Raoul shot down the idea, saying, “It is my opinion that non-home-rule counties… do not have the authority to secede from the state of Illinois and join another state. Accordingly, any referendum on the issue of county secession would have no binding legal effect.” [More]
Forget the Brits. Would you send a gun to defend an Illinois home?
[Via bondmen]
First, we need to understand that there are no Red, Blue, or Purple states. A proper map will show you a Red country with a bad case of “Blue Pox.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states#/media/File:2016_Presidential_Election_by_County_(Red-Blue-Purple_View).svg
So, would I help out Illinois? Perhaps.
Chicago? Now that would be a cold day in Hell!