“EDITORIAL: Vote ‘No’ on IL Constitutional Convention.”
Daily Herald: Time for a reality check: This is Illinois, where three governors have gone to jail and legislative leaders hold onto power like a dead Chicagoan holds onto the right to vote. The General Assembly, which has been ineffective under leadership like Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President Emil Jones, ultimately would set the rules if voters agree to call for a convention to review the state's 1970 constitution. Under that direction, it's more likely citizen delegates would just sit around while hand-picked leaders make backroom deals with special interests. With the fox guarding the hen house, there's no reason to think a constitutional convention would work any differently than the current General Assembly. A cost estimate of up to $90 million makes this even less attractive. Poor leadership is the cause of the problems in Springfield. The best way to change that leadership is to vote against them and their supporters. The state constitution drafted in 1970 by nonpartisan delegates provides a reliable framework to govern the state. Let's not ruin it.
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