Opinion

League becoming more partisan

Posted October 28, 2010 11:00 pm

I had always looked upon the League of Women Voters as a respectable nonpartisan group that only wanted what was good for the country going back to the original suffrage amendment to our Constitution. During the past year or so, as I have gotten more involved in politics, I have begun to question what the League really stands for and where its gets its operating funds.

I am going to do some more research on this, but first I must just say to the League of Women Voters of Illinois “shame on you” for what occurred before a Grayslake debate on Oct. 20. When a moderator can't even acknowledge that the Pledge of Allegiance would be a good idea if the people in attendance wanted it, it really makes one wonder what the League stands for anyway.

Then it turns out that the moderator may be a former advocate for ACORN. If so, there goes the image of nonpartisianship.

The progressive movement in this country has been trying to undermine the Constitution for a long time, the very same Constitution that gave women the right to vote in the first place. Women obtained an amendment using the procedures outlined in the Constitution, not by judicial fiat, which appears where we are headed with the assistance of the League of Women Voters.

Michael Howard

Palatine

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