Back in 2011, Senator Ira Silverstein (pictured above) took issue with Guns Save Life. The liberal Democrat Senator thought he had a chance to make political points by attacking Illinois gun owners in general and Guns Save Life in particular in support of a plan to make FOID cardholder names public. He went to the press, claiming we crossed a line in our pushback to the proposal. We're pretty sure he didn't expect us to push back twice as hard back before pushing back became popular.
The whole episode involved Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's proposal to make Illinois FOID cardholders public information, in an effort to shame gun owners. We pointed to history and how government registration lists can lead to horrific outcomes. Sort of like how German leaders required Jewish Germans to wear a publicly identifiable yellow Star of David on their clothing. Silverstein, sensing the effectiveness of our comparison, demanded – DEMANDED – GSL apologize. We told him to go pound sand.
Now, we discover that Ira Silverstein's name has come up in public sexual harassment allegations.
That's right: Ira Silverstein may have used his power and influence to pressure women into bed with him, just like another hard-core liberal Democrat named Harvey Weinstein.
What a despicable reprobate. Yeah, Harvey Weinstein too.
Denise Rotheimer testifies before an Illinois House committee in Chicago Tuesday on a sexual harassment bill to be introduced next week. | Rich Hein/Sun-Times
Advocate ignites harassment hearing, accuses senator of ‘mind games’
Allegations against a Democratic state senator — and the loopholes that currently exist when it comes to reporting sexual harassment within state government — set an explosive tone as Illinois House members advanced a bill on Tuesday to target the rampant problem.
Denise Rotheimer, a victim rights advocate running for state representative as a Republican, testified before a House committee that state Sen. Ira Silverstein, D-Chicago, used “power” and “mind games” with her as she tried to advance legislation to help crime victims pay for legal care. She told the Sun-Times on Monday that Silverstein called her late at night frequently, constantly sent Facebook messages and met her to talk about the bill in unusual places, such as Millennium Park and an ice cream parlor.
She also accused Silverstein of killing her bill when he thought she had a boyfriend. Rotheimer said she felt like she had no control. Rotheimer provided the Sun-Times with hundreds of Facebook messages on Monday, which showed the two shared constant communication for several months.
…Silverstein said the behavior she described is “not in my blood.”
Yeah, that behavior is not in his blood. It's in his pants.
Let's hope the residents in the 10th Senatorial district say enough is enough to perverts and reprobates representing them.
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