A common frustration is encountering people – from low-information social media posters to high-ranking elected officials – ranting about policies or proposals with no chance of being enacted or, in some cases, not actually on the General Assembly’s table.

But just like the adage holding jazz is about the notes that don’t get played , sometimes ire is properly directed at legislation no one is discussing. Call it the “there oughta be a law” corollary. Put another way: when everyone agrees there’s a loophole, why isn’t anyone tightening that string?

On Thursday, Capitol News Illinois covered the ongoing dispute between Senate President Don Harmon and the State Board of Elections. The issue dates to March, when state officials responded to a Chicago Tribune inquiry into the Oak Park De

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