Rep. Bob Morgan
@bobmorganil.bsky.social
Illinois State Representative (58th Dist); https://bobmorganforillinois.com & https://repbobmorgan.com
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3 years ago Illinois banned assault weapons, high capacity magazines, and rapid-fire devices.
Illinois is undeniably safer - we have had fewer mass shootings and less gun violence.
We will keep making progress, and won’t let the gun industry dictate the safety of our state.👊💪
Illinois is undeniably safer - we have had fewer mass shootings and less gun violence.
We will keep making progress, and won’t let the gun industry dictate the safety of our state.👊💪
How many more innocent Americans have to be murdered by ICE to fulfill the strongman fever dreams of our President?
Masked federal agents in Minnesota just shot and killed another person.
We must put a stop to Trump’s ICE. Now.
Stop the funding, stop the occupations, stop the killings.
We must put a stop to Trump’s ICE. Now.
Stop the funding, stop the occupations, stop the killings.
Man shot by federal agents has died, police chief says
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January 24, 2026 at 6:36 PM
How many more innocent Americans have to be murdered by ICE to fulfill the strongman fever dreams of our President?
I worked hard to elect @kamalaharris.com in 2020 and 2024, and I am disgusted to hear of the antisemitic “dual loyalty” questions asked of @joshshapiropa.bsky.social during his VP vetting.
VP Harris should immediately address this with an apology, and make sure this never happens again, DNC.
VP Harris should immediately address this with an apology, and make sure this never happens again, DNC.
Jewish leaders condemn ‘classic antisemitism’ in Josh Shapiro’s account of Harris VP vetting
Shapiro writes in his new book that the Harris team asked if he had ever been a ‘double agent for Israel’
Read more: ji.news/4ndxn
Shapiro writes in his new book that the Harris team asked if he had ever been a ‘double agent for Israel’
Read more: ji.news/4ndxn
Jewish leaders condemn ‘classic antisemitism’ in Josh Shapiro’s account of Harris VP vetting
Shapiro writes in his new book that the Harris team asked if he had ever been a ‘double agent for Israel’
jewishinsider.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:31 PM
I worked hard to elect @kamalaharris.com in 2020 and 2024, and I am disgusted to hear of the antisemitic “dual loyalty” questions asked of @joshshapiropa.bsky.social during his VP vetting.
VP Harris should immediately address this with an apology, and make sure this never happens again, DNC.
VP Harris should immediately address this with an apology, and make sure this never happens again, DNC.
This guy 👇 wants to deny pre-existing conditions, but send you $100 in Trump Bucks while your healthcare costs tens of thousands.
I’m not kidding - my 3rd grader could have come up with a better “Great Healthcare Plan.”
Sit this one out, man.
I’m not kidding - my 3rd grader could have come up with a better “Great Healthcare Plan.”
Sit this one out, man.
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 PM
This guy 👇 wants to deny pre-existing conditions, but send you $100 in Trump Bucks while your healthcare costs tens of thousands.
I’m not kidding - my 3rd grader could have come up with a better “Great Healthcare Plan.”
Sit this one out, man.
I’m not kidding - my 3rd grader could have come up with a better “Great Healthcare Plan.”
Sit this one out, man.
This is why Illinois should ban AI from denying your health insurance claims👇
AI offers tremendous potential in healthcare - but AI denying access to medicine, surgeries or prescriptions should be taken off the table.
@propublica.org @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/evic...
AI offers tremendous potential in healthcare - but AI denying access to medicine, surgeries or prescriptions should be taken off the table.
@propublica.org @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/evic...
Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:32 AM
This is why Illinois should ban AI from denying your health insurance claims👇
AI offers tremendous potential in healthcare - but AI denying access to medicine, surgeries or prescriptions should be taken off the table.
@propublica.org @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/evic...
AI offers tremendous potential in healthcare - but AI denying access to medicine, surgeries or prescriptions should be taken off the table.
@propublica.org @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/evic...
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In the 75 year history of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we’ve never had a Secretary so committed to gambling with the health of millions of children.
RFK Jr.’s conspiracy theories will lead to higher mortality and death. Get vaccinated!!
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
RFK Jr.’s conspiracy theories will lead to higher mortality and death. Get vaccinated!!
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
RFK Jr.’s theories about vaccines are about to be tested
American kids are no longer routinely being recommended shots against hepatitis A, meningitis, rotavirus and the flu.
www.politico.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
In the 75 year history of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we’ve never had a Secretary so committed to gambling with the health of millions of children.
RFK Jr.’s conspiracy theories will lead to higher mortality and death. Get vaccinated!!
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
RFK Jr.’s conspiracy theories will lead to higher mortality and death. Get vaccinated!!
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Reposted by Rep. Bob Morgan
Horrified by the vile attack on the Beth Israel Congregation, and praying for Jackson, Mississippi’s Jewish community tonight.
Across the country, we are seeing a disturbing rise in antisemitic hate speech and violence. 🧵
Across the country, we are seeing a disturbing rise in antisemitic hate speech and violence. 🧵
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org
January 12, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Horrified by the vile attack on the Beth Israel Congregation, and praying for Jackson, Mississippi’s Jewish community tonight.
Across the country, we are seeing a disturbing rise in antisemitic hate speech and violence. 🧵
Across the country, we are seeing a disturbing rise in antisemitic hate speech and violence. 🧵
3 years ago Illinois banned assault weapons, high capacity magazines, and rapid-fire devices.
Illinois is undeniably safer - we have had fewer mass shootings and less gun violence.
We will keep making progress, and won’t let the gun industry dictate the safety of our state.👊💪
Illinois is undeniably safer - we have had fewer mass shootings and less gun violence.
We will keep making progress, and won’t let the gun industry dictate the safety of our state.👊💪
January 10, 2026 at 9:54 PM
3 years ago Illinois banned assault weapons, high capacity magazines, and rapid-fire devices.
Illinois is undeniably safer - we have had fewer mass shootings and less gun violence.
We will keep making progress, and won’t let the gun industry dictate the safety of our state.👊💪
Illinois is undeniably safer - we have had fewer mass shootings and less gun violence.
We will keep making progress, and won’t let the gun industry dictate the safety of our state.👊💪
Shabbat Shalom, Gov (and to the rest of the great state of Illinois)!
January 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Shabbat Shalom, Gov (and to the rest of the great state of Illinois)!
Five years later and the wounds from the #January6th Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are still raw.
We must never take our democracy for granted, and continue pushing to hold those accountable who threatened our great country and attacked law enforcement that day.
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We must never take our democracy for granted, and continue pushing to hold those accountable who threatened our great country and attacked law enforcement that day.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Five years later and the wounds from the #January6th Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are still raw.
We must never take our democracy for granted, and continue pushing to hold those accountable who threatened our great country and attacked law enforcement that day.
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We must never take our democracy for granted, and continue pushing to hold those accountable who threatened our great country and attacked law enforcement that day.
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As IL legislators who’ve passed some of our state’s most significant legislation on artificial intellgence, we know what we’re talking about when we tell you President Trump’s AI executive order is unenforceable, dangerous and a nonstarter for our state.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/02/o...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/02/o...
State lawmakers: Illinois will defy Donald Trump’s threat to responsible AI regulation
A federal executive order threatens Illinois’ common-sense guardrails on AI.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
As IL legislators who’ve passed some of our state’s most significant legislation on artificial intellgence, we know what we’re talking about when we tell you President Trump’s AI executive order is unenforceable, dangerous and a nonstarter for our state.
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Wishing you all an extraordinary, safe and (most of all) Democratic 2026!! 💪👊
Happy New Year 🥳 🎆 🎉!!
Happy New Year 🥳 🎆 🎉!!
January 1, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Wishing you all an extraordinary, safe and (most of all) Democratic 2026!! 💪👊
Happy New Year 🥳 🎆 🎉!!
Happy New Year 🥳 🎆 🎉!!
Illinois will never, ever, abandon our most vulnerable in need of medical care.
Thank you, @kwameraoul.bsky.social.
Thank you, @kwameraoul.bsky.social.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 19 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its attempt at a near nationwide ban on gender-affirming care for patients under 19-years-old.
Illinois joins lawsuit against White House's attempted national ban on youth gender-affirming care
chicago.suntimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Illinois will never, ever, abandon our most vulnerable in need of medical care.
Thank you, @kwameraoul.bsky.social.
Thank you, @kwameraoul.bsky.social.
Trump should never have tried to subvert our National Guard for his petty grievances.
Hopefully this means our selfless guardsmen and guardswomen can be back home with family for the Holidays.
Hopefully this means our selfless guardsmen and guardswomen can be back home with family for the Holidays.
#BREAKING The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with the State of Illinois on National Guard deployment.
Under the law invoked by President Trump, he must be unable "with the regular military" to "execute the laws of the United States," it finds.
Full ruling here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/80/88/05a75e...
Under the law invoked by President Trump, he must be unable "with the regular military" to "execute the laws of the United States," it finds.
Full ruling here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/80/88/05a75e...
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
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No. 25A443 _________________
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL. v. ILLINOIS, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY [December 23, 2025]
Federal immigration-enforcement efforts have encoun- tered significant resistance, as well as some violence, in Chicago. According to the Government, federal officers have been obstructed, threatened, and assaulted as they at- tempt to perform their duties. The Government also alleges that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Broadview, Illinois, has been the site of frequent and sometimes violent protests, damaging federal property and threatening the safety of federal officers. These at- tacks, the Government says, have greatly impeded its ef- forts to enforce the immigration laws.
On October 4, 2025, the President called 300 members of the Illinois National Guard into active federal service to protect federal personnel and property in Illinois, particu- larly in and around Chicago. The following day, members of the Texas National Guard were also federalized and sent to Chicago. In calling forth the Guard, the President relied on 10 U. S. C. §12406(3), which empowers him to federalize members of the Guard if he is “unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.”
The United States District Court for the Northern Dis- trict of Illinois entered a temporary restraining order bar- ring the federalization and deployment of the Guard in Illi- nois. The Seventh Circuit denied in relevant part the Government’s motion for a stay, permitting the Guard to](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:elipdmmf5istuvtyituspske/bafkreigkgum5sfni47efippr7j6ykofa7anuo6cqpkfjztkzkfnvubdafe@jpeg)
![remain federalized within Illinois but maintaining the bar on deployment.
The Government asked this Court to stay the District Court’s order. After the response and reply were filed, JUSTICE BARRETT referred the application to the Court. We directed the parties to file supplemental letter briefs on an issue that the District Court had addressed but the parties’ initial briefs had not: the meaning of the term “regular forces” in §12406(3). In its supplemental brief, the Govern- ment argues that the term refers to civilian law enforce- ment officers, such as those employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Federal Protective Service. Respondents, echoing the District Court, maintain that the term refers to the regular forces of the United States mili- tary.
We conclude that the term “regular forces” in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States mili- tary. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under §12406(3), the President must be “unable” with the regular military “to execute the laws of the United States.” Because the statute requires an assess- ment of the military’s ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from “execut[ing] the laws” “except in cases and under circumstances ex- pressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress.” 18 U. S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the reg- ular military and must be “unable” with those forces to per- form that function.
At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois. The President has not in- voked a statute that provides an exception to the Posse](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:elipdmmf5istuvtyituspske/bafkreico7h4hdwfyr6byznbn2d7y2wuhraae6jhvupnyew5s7kwjegnpva@jpeg)
![Comitatus Act. Instead, he relies on inherent constitu- tional authority that, according to the Government, allows him to use the military to protect federal personnel and property. But the Government also claims—consistent with the longstanding view of the Executive Branch—that performing such protective functions does not constitute “execut[ing] the laws” within the meaning of the Posse Comitatus Act. See Supp. Letter Reply Brief for Applicants 8; 1 Supp. Op. OLC 343, n. 1 (1971) (collecting sources). If that is correct, it is hard to see how performing those func- tions could constitute “execut[ing] the laws” under §12406(3). See Azar v. Allina Health Services, 587 U. S. 566, 574 (2019) (“This Court does not lightly assume that Congress silently attaches different meanings to the same term in the same or related statutes”). Thus, at least in this posture, the Government has not carried its burden to show that §12406(3) permits the President to federalize the Guard in the exercise of inherent authority to protect fed- eral personnel and property in Illinois. We need not and do not address the reviewability of findings made by the Pres- ident under §12406(3) or any other statute.
The application for stay is denied.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:elipdmmf5istuvtyituspske/bafkreigpypa435od2mqkxeftymwgbg2uepclp6razy2u5gc3efakb7v2kq@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Trump should never have tried to subvert our National Guard for his petty grievances.
Hopefully this means our selfless guardsmen and guardswomen can be back home with family for the Holidays.
Hopefully this means our selfless guardsmen and guardswomen can be back home with family for the Holidays.
Illinois will never let RFK Jr. strip away our public health.👊💪.
The move marks the second time that state public health officials have broken away from guidance under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
Illinois vaccine committee votes to keep recommending hepatitis B vaccine for newborns
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December 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Illinois will never let RFK Jr. strip away our public health.👊💪.
Reposted by Rep. Bob Morgan
Donald Trump has bowed to Big Tech, rather than protecting you from AI exploiting your healthcare and data. The President has made it abundantly clear: he wants no protections against AI, no matter the cost to our privacy, health, or safety.
capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinoi...
capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinoi...
Illinois leaders ‘won’t back down’ following Trump’s order limiting AI regulation
Article Summary President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week targeting state laws that regulate artificial intelligence. Illinois has
capitolnewsillinois.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Donald Trump has bowed to Big Tech, rather than protecting you from AI exploiting your healthcare and data. The President has made it abundantly clear: he wants no protections against AI, no matter the cost to our privacy, health, or safety.
capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinoi...
capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinoi...
Reposted by Rep. Bob Morgan
We must denounce hate and evil in all forms against the Jewish people. Joining the Jewish Caucus, please see our official joint statement: we rebuke the horrific attacks witnessed yesterday at Bondi Beach, Australia, as the community celebrated the first night of Hanukkah
December 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
We must denounce hate and evil in all forms against the Jewish people. Joining the Jewish Caucus, please see our official joint statement: we rebuke the horrific attacks witnessed yesterday at Bondi Beach, Australia, as the community celebrated the first night of Hanukkah
Reposted by Rep. Bob Morgan
As we prepare to light the first candle of Chanukah, my heart is heavy. I am devastated and horrified by the antisemitic terrorist attack in Australia, and by the violence that has taken innocent lives and shattered families this holiday. (1/3)
December 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
As we prepare to light the first candle of Chanukah, my heart is heavy. I am devastated and horrified by the antisemitic terrorist attack in Australia, and by the violence that has taken innocent lives and shattered families this holiday. (1/3)
Tonight, Jews across America will light the 1st Hanukkah candles and we will all be thinking about Bondi Beach and 11 murdered Australian Jews.
The story of Hanukkah is about survival - not just survival from a time of long ago, but survival from today’s antisemitism✡️🕎.
The story of Hanukkah is about survival - not just survival from a time of long ago, but survival from today’s antisemitism✡️🕎.
BREAKING: 11 people were killed at Sydney's Bondi Beach in an attack on the Jewish community, an official says.
Gunmen kill 9 at Bondi Beach; police kill one, arrest another
Two gunmen have shot dead nine people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. This tragic event occurred on Sunday.
bit.ly
December 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Tonight, Jews across America will light the 1st Hanukkah candles and we will all be thinking about Bondi Beach and 11 murdered Australian Jews.
The story of Hanukkah is about survival - not just survival from a time of long ago, but survival from today’s antisemitism✡️🕎.
The story of Hanukkah is about survival - not just survival from a time of long ago, but survival from today’s antisemitism✡️🕎.
Any elected official just “sending thoughts and prayers” tonight aren’t doing their damn jobs.
Mass shootings continue to happen because “thoughts and prayers” aren’t followed by government action to protect our youth from gun violence 🤬🤬.
Mass shootings continue to happen because “thoughts and prayers” aren’t followed by government action to protect our youth from gun violence 🤬🤬.
MAYOR: “2 deceased, 8 critical but stable… we do not have a shooter in custody…”
December 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Any elected official just “sending thoughts and prayers” tonight aren’t doing their damn jobs.
Mass shootings continue to happen because “thoughts and prayers” aren’t followed by government action to protect our youth from gun violence 🤬🤬.
Mass shootings continue to happen because “thoughts and prayers” aren’t followed by government action to protect our youth from gun violence 🤬🤬.
Reposted by Rep. Bob Morgan
The Trump Administration finds new ways to pull the rug out from under Americans every day.
And now they're putting babies in danger.
Illinois just enacted a law to provide our own science-based recommendations to protect access to vaccines so families get the care they need.
And now they're putting babies in danger.
Illinois just enacted a law to provide our own science-based recommendations to protect access to vaccines so families get the care they need.
US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth
A federal vaccine advisory committee has voted to end a longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
apnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The Trump Administration finds new ways to pull the rug out from under Americans every day.
And now they're putting babies in danger.
Illinois just enacted a law to provide our own science-based recommendations to protect access to vaccines so families get the care they need.
And now they're putting babies in danger.
Illinois just enacted a law to provide our own science-based recommendations to protect access to vaccines so families get the care they need.
“Committee member Hibbeln continued to criticize the efforts to change the recommendations. Hibbeln said this was the 4th version of the language presented in 96 hours, and that ‘no rational science has been presented’ to support changing the recommendations.”
Deadly insanity🤬.
Deadly insanity🤬.
December 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“Committee member Hibbeln continued to criticize the efforts to change the recommendations. Hibbeln said this was the 4th version of the language presented in 96 hours, and that ‘no rational science has been presented’ to support changing the recommendations.”
Deadly insanity🤬.
Deadly insanity🤬.
Hell no, Illinois is not gonna let RFK Jr. and his conspiracy theorists destroy our public health system.
IL will continue to make sure our families have access to life-saving vaccines, and that insurance will cover the cost.
IL will continue to make sure our families have access to life-saving vaccines, and that insurance will cover the cost.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed legislation that formally establishes a process for state-level vaccine guidelines and expands pharmacy access to COVID-19 and other shots for young children across Illinois.
Gov. JB Pritzker signs law on Illinois vaccine guidelines amid ongoing tumult with Trump administration
The new law, part of the Illinois governor’s ongoing battle with the Trump administration, expands pharmacy access to COVID-19 and other shots for young children across Illinois, among other …
trib.al
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Hell no, Illinois is not gonna let RFK Jr. and his conspiracy theorists destroy our public health system.
IL will continue to make sure our families have access to life-saving vaccines, and that insurance will cover the cost.
IL will continue to make sure our families have access to life-saving vaccines, and that insurance will cover the cost.
Reposted by Rep. Bob Morgan
Illinois will not flinch, nor will we falter, when confronted with attacks on our healthcare system by figures like RFK Jr. Today, alongside @GovPritzker, my bill HB767 was signed into law: a first-in-the-nation measure establishing a state-based vaccine-recommending body.
December 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Illinois will not flinch, nor will we falter, when confronted with attacks on our healthcare system by figures like RFK Jr. Today, alongside @GovPritzker, my bill HB767 was signed into law: a first-in-the-nation measure establishing a state-based vaccine-recommending body.