Typical.

Imagine this. You live in the Union of Soviet Socialist Chicagoans. City ordinance demands that you register your guns every year. If you don't get your registration renewed each year before your previous registrations expires, you can't register your guns.

Now, add this to your predicament. You are the Alderman WHO SPONSORED THE ORDINANCE.

What do you do?

Write a new ordinance to allow you circumvent your old ordinance.

That's the Chicago (and Democrat) way!