The editorial board’s justification for expanding warrantless surveillance does not address real national security risks or opioid abuse.
April 18, 2024 at 4:59 a.m.April 15), the Tribune Editorial Board dangerously suggests that government should be permitted to spy on Americans without a warrant and that this unchecked — and, we believe, unconstitutional — power should be expanded to address the spread of fentanyl across the country.
Many legislators, including U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, have urged Congress to offer meaningful reforms to these powers. They have it right. Americans deserve the privacy guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment. The short-sighted, urgent expansion of powers after 9/11 has been in place for too long.
Let’s be clear what this fight is about. Due to the ComEd bribery scheme and bad policies passed by the Illinois General Assembly, Illinois’ largest utilities enjoyed a decade of lax oversight. Those bad policies curtailed the ICC’s authority, allowing the utilities to spend wastefully, raise our rates by record amounts and reap record profits.
Pritzker and his ICC appointments are holding utilities accountable, protecting consumers and helping chart the path to our clean energy future. The Senate should confirm the governor’s appointments without delay.Mayor’s financial stewardship
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