In a whirlwind of activity on America's nation holiday, just around noon, first the Illinois Senate voted to approve the House tax hike and spending bill, then shortly after, state Gov. Rauner - just as he warned he would - vetoed both the income tax increase and the budget bill and budget implementation bill, only to be himself overriden moments later by the Senate, as it took the drastic measure to end a record budget impasse.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-07-04/illinois-tax-rate-soars-32-after-senate-overrides-governor-veto

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.