The Crazies and Con Con

I was talking to a guy who worked on the Gov's campaign last go round and asked him if he really thought the guv insane? Not crazy, but really insane; like if indicted he could credibly plead an insanity defense with no jury doubting it.

Oh he assured me his boss was insane and said I just had to spend time up close in Springfield to see it.

So how can the ST make a case Con Con would let the crazies in, who heaven forbid might discuss some social issues, when we have a Gov widely acknowledged as not playing-with-a-full-deck, and a party that, while having supported him, confirm their doubts for all?

How crazy is that?

What does Illinois have to lose with Con Con and its outcome we'll get to vote up-or-down on?

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Carol Marin on Con Con

Marin congratulates Balgojevich, Madigan and Jones...

You've managed to drive the left into the arms of the right, gotten the right to side with the left.

All it took was Con-Con.

When voters in Illinois go to the polls on Nov. 4, even before they cast a momentous presidential vote for Barack Obama or John McCain, at the very top of their ballots they will be asked to vote "yes" or "no" on Con-Con. That is, they will be asked to decide whether this state should hold a convention to re-write the Illinois Constitution.

The reason that we should salute Rod Blagojevich, Mike Madigan and Emil Jones, our fearless Democratic leaders, is that their toxic, ego-driven, Bermuda triangle of a relationship has so poisoned Springfield, so paralyzed the General Assembly, that the citizens of this state who've been forced to watch their antics like endless episodes of "Days of Our Lives" are desperate to fight back.

Marin recommends a no vote on Con Con and instead blames voters for sending the current crowd to Springfield. We've bungled the elections and she fears we'll bungle a Con Con letting crazies in to decide things like abortion, guns, and embryonic stem cells. Not much hope to offer desperate Illinoisians.

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60% of Illinois Voters for Con Con

I'm voting for it. I want to get back to three Reps per Senate District with three votes I can cast as a block for a single Rep.

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Contact:
Jordan Lystad
Consitutional Convention Coalition
701-219-5923
press@conconyes.org

"YES" VOTE ON CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION PULLS AHEAD IN NEW ILLINOIS POLL AS PEOPLE SEEK DIRECT TOOL FOR CHANGE

CHICAGO-A new statewide poll shows that nearly 60 percent of Illinois voters favor a constitutional convention giving citizens the opportunity to reform state government directly.

Rasmussen Reports recently conducted a survey of 1,000 likely voters throughout Illinois. Over 82 percent believe that state government is headed in the wrong direction, and nearly 70 percent disapprove of the way the legislature conducts business. Further, 70 percent of voters want the ability to recall their elected officials. Overall, the results show that citizens are looking for real change in state government. Results have a 4 percent margin of error.

"People have lost faith in their state government and want the tools to reform it," said State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Woodstock). "As elected officials it is our duty to restore people's trust and help provide these tools. The best way for people to reclaim their government is by voting for a Constitutional Convention."

Available to voters every 20 years, a constitutional convention will give people influence in decision-making and force accountability in Springfield. No longer will politicians be able to undermine the democratic process and run unopposed. Nor would they be able to cherry pick their constituents through redistricting. A convention would also give people the opportunity to make education and health care funding priorities in the budget.

"It has been four decades since there has been any significant change in Illinois," Franks said. "The opportunity to hold a Constitutional Convention comes around once every generation. For those 82 percent of citizens frustrated with the direction of government, voting for a convention will give them the tools necessary to change directions. Barack Obama says, ‘Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.' This same statement applies to the voters in Illinois."

"It is important for people dissatisfied with their government to understand that they themselves hold the power in deciding what, if anything, needs to be changed in our constitution," said Judy Baar Topinka, former Republican Treasurer and member of the ConCon Yes committee said, "The best part is that any suggested changes made to the constitution will come back to the voters before they are enacted. The people have the final word."

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