THANK YOU TODD

[Venia]

We will have CCW in Illinois....thank you!!

[BackForward]

Todd and the NRA were kicked to the curb on the bill that passed,..

[KarlJ]

Where is Todd? Been pretty quiet for a few days?

[azone5]

You have defeated one of the most powerful men in the history of American politics! My hat is off to you.

 

Mickey

[gangrel]

Todd and the NRA were kicked to the curb on the bill that passed,..

 

You're really out to make friends around here, aren't you...?

 

Todd, thanks for everything you've done for us, and all you are doing going forward! Let me know the next time you are in the vicinity of the NW suburbs of Chicago. I have a case or two of Heinies with your name on them.

[Plinkermostly]

Preemption and shall . . . the rest we can work on.

 

Against Madigan, you done good Bro.!

 

Thank you.

[Indigo]

Todd and the NRA were kicked to the curb on the bill that passed,..

 

Not being front and center at the event is not the same as being kicked to the curb.

[Hoffsoft]

Todd, you did the impossible. My deepest gratitude and admiration. I have no idea how you put up with fools that know nothing of the system, or worse, know it too well.

 

Have a beer and celebrate this one. You earned it, and we all owe you a great debt.

[BackForward]

Where is Todd? Been pretty quiet for a few days?

 

It was posted the other day that he isn't going to post until after this bill passes. He was completely shut out of the negotiations on this bill and likely feels like the rest of us, that it is a pile of crap and he should have been involved.

[entropy]

I cannot recall if I have ever posted here since I registered. I do however, visit here often to keep up to speed on this State.

 

I would like to say the following:

 

Thank you Todd, and all that have worked with you, for your tireless and selfless dedication to our Freedoms.

 

This Bill is not perfect, but considering what we all battle every damn day in this State, it is nothing short of remarkable. Regardless of where the final Bill emerged, without Todd's work, we'd have nothing. I'm not talking about the last several months either. I'm talking the years he's battled these people.

 

No reason to think defeat. No reason to hang your head. Quite the opposite. If I ever have the pleasure to meet you, you can bet the beer will be on me. I hope to see your permit come back with #00000000000-1 on it.

 

You deserve it my friend.

 

Best.

 

Jim

[Weldor]

All we got to do now is wait on the poll tax

[drewtam]

Thanks to all those who helped make this happen, Todd, Molly, Moore, Sheperd, McDonald, etc.

 

Its not over yet. We still got to win super majority in the Senate, then override the Gov's veto; or possibly amendment veto, or Senate amendments. So I suspect that the leadership team is still hard at work until its truly passed the finish line. Worst mistake is to let up before the finish line is officially crossed. When it becomes official is the time to party.

 

But today is a good day, and I am grateful.

[StreuB1]

My thanks are always and have always been there. Look forward to shaking your hand at the club next time you're out.

 

Just remember guys, we aren't done and neither is he.

 

Like Bud said, things went really awry and Todd is laying low for a bit till this is all over. I am sure this is more of a kick in the pants to the people on the front lines than us. In their eyes, we are all trusting in them an that is a MASSIVE amount of responsibility to drag around with you. People here at times forget that. I am sure Todd and some others stared at the other end of a few bottles over this and did some hard soul searching.

 

It is terribly important for them to know, we thank them and that you did not let us down!!!

[BackForward]

Todd and the NRA were kicked to the curb on the bill that passed,..

 

Not being front and center at the event is not the same as being kicked to the curb.

 

Todd was shut out from all the negotiations of this bill which was done behind closed doors with Phelps and Madigan.

[kevinmcc]

Where is Todd? Been pretty quiet for a few days?

 

I am sure he is hanging low, he worked harder than many of us on this.

 

I can understand his grief at all of this.

 

Never will I blame Todd, Madigan is clearly the puppet master of the house.

 

I just though my representative was more than a mindless marionette.

[Phatty]

Without a doubt, if it wasn't for the long fight and hard work put in by Todd, Madigan would never have been put in a position where he felt he needed to compromise.

[blazzinbird]

Todd and the NRA were kicked to the curb on the bill that passed,..

 

You're really out to make friends around here, aren't you...?

 

 

Rofl made my day

[BackForward]

Without a doubt, if it wasn't for the long fight and hard work put in by Todd, Madigan would never have been put in a position where he felt he needed to compromise.

 

The only compromising done was on our part, big time. The bill that passed is basically the same shell bill madigan threw at the house months ago, but worse as things like bars and restaurants failed the house votes, but are now included in this bill.

[blazzinbird]

Without a doubt, if it wasn't for the long fight and hard work put in by Todd, Madigan would never have been put in a position where he felt he needed to compromise.

 

The only compromising done was on our part, big time. The bill that passed is basically the same shell bill madigan threw at the house months ago, but worse as things like bars and restaurants failed the house votes, but are now included in this bill.

 

You can carry in a restaurant as long as 50% of the income isn't from liquor.

[BackForward]

Without a doubt, if it wasn't for the long fight and hard work put in by Todd, Madigan would never have been put in a position where he felt he needed to compromise.

 

The only compromising done was on our part, big time. The bill that passed is basically the same shell bill madigan threw at the house months ago, but worse as things like bars and restaurants failed the house votes, but are now included in this bill.

 

You can carry in a restaurant as long as 50% of the income isn't from liquor.

 

How are you suppose to find that out? Call every restaurant you plan to visit and ask to talk to their accountant?

[MrMonarch]

We will have CCW in Illinois....thank you!!

 

Let's hope it passes.

[Venia]

Todd and the NRA were kicked to the curb on the bill that passed,..

 

Hey dude, this is an appreciation thread. You have made your opinion abundantly clear everywhere else on this board, do you really do you really need to do it here too? Don't you have any respect at all? About time to show some then.

[BackForward]

Todd and the NRA were kicked to the curb on the bill that passed,..

 

Hey dude, this is an appreciation thread. You have made your opinion abundantly clear everywhere else on this board, do you really do you really need to do it here too? Don't you have any respect at all? About time to show some then.

 

Why would you thank Todd for a bill he was shut out of and likely doesn't support? All you are doing is showing disrespect to him.

[richp]

Hi BackForward,

 

Let's put this in perspective -- legislators are under no obligation to let anyone at all help them draft bills. So saying that about Todd was pretty shabby.

 

The reason Todd has been so central to the process up until now has been the respect he has built up in the legislature. But none of those folks have to give him the time of day outside the formal structure. And Madigan does have every bit of the political power we attribute to him -- including the power to do things unilaterally.

 

The indisputable fact is that Todd, Molly, and others did an immense amount of background work in setting the context for the current situation. They've been informing key people, outlining potential issues and strategies, and otherwise preparing for a necessary vote. We'll never know how much impact their work had, but it surely was substantial.

 

I'm personally 100% certain Todd is taking a seat in the back row now because anything he said could be used against us. Some of these Senators now have to make a real hard choice about who to line up with. Even the slightest intimation that this was "an NRA bill" would work against passage.

 

Now if you don't want this bill to pass, I get it that. But to put Todd down that way is fundamentally unfair and not one bit useful going forward.

 

FWIW.

 

Rich Phillips

[blazzinbird]

I still think Todd knows some stuff he can't tell us. Well until all of this is over.

[miztic]

+1

Thank you Todd, IllinoisCarry and many others who worked hard on getting CCW done.

 

and also for saving our rights at least a dozen times since I've been on this board by sounding the alarm when bad bills were afoot.

[loudes13]

He's been strategically quiet this week. We still live in a deep blue nanny state.

[Venia]

Todd and the NRA were kicked to the curb on the bill that passed,..

 

Hey dude, this is an appreciation thread. You have made your opinion abundantly clear everywhere else on this board, do you really do you really need to do it here too? Don't you have any respect at all? About time to show some then.

 

Why would you thank Todd for a bill he was shut out of and likely doesn't support? All you are doing is showing disrespect to him.

 

The thank you was not for the Bill, but for the end result that we will have CCW in Illinois. Reading comprehension on a forum is pretty important. Again be respectful and don't be like that.

[Elderberry]

Where is Todd? Been pretty quiet for a few days?

 

It was posted the other day that he isn't going to post until after this bill passes. He was completely shut out of the negotiations on this bill and likely feels like the rest of us, that it is a pile of crap and he should have been involved.

 

You don't much understand all of this, do you.....

 

Being involved behind the scenes but outside of the room is not "shut out of the negotiations"... Being outside the room but behind the scenes gives everyone the plausible deniability they needed. If you do not think that this bill has the fingerprints of the NRA, ISRA, Illinois Carry and some other folks, well, then you need to think through it some more.

 

A lot of folks around here know exactly where a lot of the good language in this bill came from. Thanks, Todd. Nice work....

[Phatty]

He's been strategically quiet this week. We still live in a deep blue nanny state.

And keep in mind that unlike every other deep blue state, Illinois has not had any pro-gun control bills pass this year. It seems like in the past 6 months, all the other blue states have been greatly restricting gun rights. We successfully beat back the post-Sandy Hook tidal wave of gun control, and now look to actually have more gun rights in the near future than less rights. When you think about the current political make up of the State of Illinois (all three branches dominated by Democrats and government controlled by Chicago machine), it really is an impressive accomplishment.