In Chicago, calls for Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign are growing, and a state legislator is trying to force the issue:
#BREAKING NEWS: Lawmaker files legislation to remove Mayor Emanuel from office immediately https://t.co/AVUp6F8xve pic.twitter.com/QS2Jp9tL72
— FOX 32 News (@fox32news) December 10, 2015
It might be an uphill battle:
The proposal would allow a recall election to be initiated by a petition with signatures totaling at least 15 percent of the total votes cast in the previous mayoral election, with at least 50 signatures from each Chicago ward. Challengers would need 12,500 signatures to get on the ballot.
Ford’s plan faces a difficult road, including approval from the Democratic-majority House and Senate.
You never know:
https://twitter.com/dimebag5150/status/674790439308926978
All he did was delay a murder investigation to win an election. The equivalent of jaywalking in Chicago politics. https://t.co/SyaXWDmYU7
— Deplorably Correct (@massfubar) December 10, 2015
Awww imagine it had to end like this! Wheel of karma… https://t.co/5XZEQyS7W1
— ☆ Ƙαѕѕαη∂яα ???? (@KassandraTroy) December 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/Dawgfan/status/674791359451041793
Will #Chicago keep electing members of the same party over & over and hoping for a different result? #RahmEmanuel https://t.co/ioNo9VloNR
— Colorado RedTraci (@goptraci) December 10, 2015
@fox32news And he'll be replaced by another liberal democrat who will have the same exact job performance for the city. Good luck #Chicago
— Colorado RedTraci (@goptraci) December 10, 2015
The circle of life, Chicago politics-style!
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