Chicagoist: Voters: No No to Con-Con

Scooter Libbby

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:37:04 -0600

The morons who voted against this are going to regret it for decades! Especially when their taxes go through the roof & there's no way to recall politicians, get term limits or the most important of all, citizen initiatives, like California has!

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:16:14 -0600

Sorry, but we weren't talking about sending the best minds in the country (or even the state) off to write this thing if the vote came in yes. The general assembly is in charge of how con repelections work, so Madigan's thumb print would have likely been all over it. Passing amendments to the current constitution could accomlish many of the pro con-con points in a relatively reasonable amount of time, assuming we started holding state reps and senators accountable on their votes and citizens in this state really do want change.

Libby

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:10:27 -0600

In my precinct the green sheet was not only handed to me with my ballot, it was taped onto the inside of the voting booth.

Dig

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:03:45 -0600

Does it take $80,000,000 and a room full of lobbyists to change a couple things in the IL constitution? Even if people weren't paying attention to the question, the right decision was made in voting it down.

Spook

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:39:48 -0600

Yea the Machine really put the breaks on this fresh chance at democracy and they got Lisa Madigan to showe some of her true colors too! Shame, shame, shame. Quinn always says "the highest office in the land is the office of citizen" Too bad no one else belives it

Prescott Carlson

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:02:54 -0600

Tower, the Illinois Education Association was afraid that teacher pensions would be monkeyed with at the convention.

ml180

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:55:06 -0600

Was the separate sheet that green sheet about the Con-Con (that I clearly didn't read)? I will say, my precinct made sure that everyone got one of them.

Tower18

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:53:37 -0600

I saw someone saying that you should be against the convention, especially if you're a teacher. Anyone have any insight as to why teachers in particular should be against the convention?