People Ex Rel. Scott v. Grivetti

I am in agreement with the opinion of the Court except in two respects: I do not believe the action of the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives in appointing themselves as members of the Restricting Commission was necessarily repugnant to the intent and purpose of section 3(b); and, in my judgment, the Commission should be held to be composed of thre.e de facto and five de jure officers and its product a valid plan.

In my opinion the very substantial majority of the reported decisions, both in Illinois and elsewhere, support the…