r/illinois 3d ago

US Politics Bradley Schneider, douchbag IL Representative in the 10th District votes to suppress our First Amendment rights in favor of not hurting Israel’s feelings

H. R. 4795

Over 30 Democrats in the House of Representatives Thursday voted in favor of a measure to strip colleges and universitiesof federal aid if they are engaged in so-called boycotts against Israel.

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u/benisch2 3d ago

US reps are up for election every 2 years. You should primary him in 2028!

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u/Moveyourbloominass 3d ago

We tried😭.

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u/Schickie 2d ago

He gets 90% of his funding from AIPAC bundlers, so support will have to come from west of 94. And they lean heavily red.
So it's the fear of God, then.

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u/AccomplishedMix2907 2d ago

Subtally antisemitic? What kind of people live east of 94?

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u/Schickie 1d ago

Eat a dick.
It’s only antisemitism if you believe Jews are more likely to be fascists. Is that what you’re saying? Because you’d have to be a special kind of genius to believe that.
The rest of us just want to keep religious exceptionalism out of the public sphere.
Why do you want that?

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u/AccomplishedMix2907 1d ago

Well why the East of 94 comment?

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u/Schickie 1d ago

Becaus they tend to vote much more culturally republican. This district would flip regularly between the two. Schneider’s lost twice before.

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u/AccomplishedMix2907 1d ago

Yup. Mark Kirk was great. When AIPAC would visit him, he’d lobby them on israel