Quinn Continues Support of Recall Amendment

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Apr 9, 2009 5:20PM

At a press conference yesterday, Gov. Quinn mentioned that he still supports a recall amendment and hopes to get state lawmakers to consider a proposal when they return from their current break. Then-governor Rod Blagojevich was able to (barely) block the last proposal in the state assembly last May, but Quinn remains cautiously optimistic about his chances of getting a recall amendment approved. Said Quinn, “When we get back…[it's] one of my goals—to try just as quickly as we can to put this before the people of Illinois...I think it’s the ultimate way to get ethics in government-- if the voters and taxpayers feel the incumbent is failing them and betraying the public trust." Quinn says his proposal would be limited to only elected officials instead of the last proposal, which included a wider scope of public officials. [WGN 720 AM]