Commentary: Brandon Johnson punished the aldermen behind the move for council independence and rewarded those who stood by him during the election.
, not long after Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for reelection in the mayoral primary, was a hot mess.
Ald. Pat Dowell, 3rd, gives an interview at the election night headquarters of mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson on the West Side on Feb 28, 2023. But unity behind the outdated notion that Chicago’s mayor should be allowed to hand-select committee chairs, thereby emasculating a legislative body that has the right to behave as a separate branch of government? That’s a step backward.
When unanimous attaboys in the form of roll call votes are common in the council, the people of the city aren’t getting their say. Of course, it made sense, out of Johnson’s own political self-interest, to act now. Grabbing the appointment power was a first step toward imposing his agenda on the council. And a majority of members are willing to go along with the person whom voters just sent to the mayor’s office.
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