Have You Read the Illinois Constitution?

The Illinois Constitution is undergoing close scrutiny just now, in preparation for a possible Constitutional Convention. Such a convention would certainly produce changes in the constitution, which would affect the way we live and work in all of Illinois. Activists Al Salvi and Bruno Behrend have some information about the possibility of a convention. An Illinois Constitutional Convention? Few Illinois citizens are aware that the most important vote they can cast this coming November is whether or not Illinois will hold a Constitutional Convention.This is a once in a 20-year opportunity for Illinois citizens to amend, or completely rewrite, the ground rules between citizens and their government. The preamble to the Illinois Constitution: We, the People of the State of Illinois - grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberty which He has permitted us to enjoy and seeking His blessing upon our endeavors - in order to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the people; maintain a representative and orderly government; eliminate poverty and inequality; assure legal, social and economic justice; provide opportunity for the fullest development of the individual; insure domestic tranquility; provide for the common defense; and secure the blessings of freedom and liberty to ourselves and our posterity - do ordain and establish this Constitution for the State of Illinois. For more information: Illinois Deserves Better: The Ironclad Case FOR an Illinois Constitutional Covention, by John C. A. Bambenek & Bruno Behrend