Mayor Daley would have carte blanche to craft the Illinois Constitution to his liking.
Daley and chicago can already do whatever they please, we have no effective protection for the rkba through the state constiution. How can you get worse than that?Subject only to the police power, the right of the
individual citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed.
However I do not see this as a feasible way to get the change this state needs because you can guarnatee the ones who make the decisions will stack the deck in such a way as to favor those in power, namely, Cook county and that dickhead mayor they have!
So? Is saying "I will not rob you, unless I decide to rob you" any better than saying "I will rob you?"Soybomb, they could literally remove the 'not' from the wording, rather than the backdoor way they're doing it now.
What is "everything"? What is actually working well in the state? I agree that it no guarantee but isn't a chance better than the status quo? And from the strictly rkba perspective it can't get any worse.A new constitution in this state guarnatees nothing, puts everything on the chopping block,
Soybomb said:So? Is saying "I will not rob you, unless I decide to rob you" any better than saying "I will rob you?"
Governor Against Constitutional Amendment
11/1/08 @ 11:51:39 pm
(Chicago, IL) -- Supporters of a Constitutional Convention in Illinois may finally have a argument that could sway voters their way. Governor Rod Blagojevich says he's against a re-write of the state's constitution. The wildly unpopular Governor has moved voters to take the opposite of his views this year, and Con Con supporters may count on the same effect as voters go to the polls next week.
The Governor says he likes the power the Constitution gives him. Blagojevich says "the constitution gives the executive branch a lot of power to get around the legislative branch." He touts his ability to order free bus rides for seniors as a reason to keep the Constitution as is. Con Con supporters say its because of the way Blagojevich, and other leaders in Springfield, have massed their power that voters must rewrite the Constitution.
Voters will see the question as the first thing on their ballots next week. It must receive 60-percent support from people who actually vote, or a majority of all voters to pass. Former Governor Jim Edgar and other former top state leaders say they are against a Con Con.
Which can already be done in the legislature so... Everything that could happen, could already happen now. I just don't see the justification. I do always see a lot of threads where people express the sentiment that nothing will change (regarding rkba) without some serious shakeups. When the opportunity for a shakeup comes though people want the status quo even when it offers them absolutely nothing. We fight back against magazine cap bills and awb's every year. Lets go on the offensive and try to secure some protection for our rights. They're coming after the rkba this next session even if you vote down the concon.Let's see, vote yes on a convention where the lawmakers could rewrite the Illinois constitution to,,,,,,
1. Eliminate ALL private ownership of firearms in the state.
What chicago Democrats can you show me that are lobbying for it? It seems like most of the established illinois machine is saying no which of course makes me think its all the better an idea.You do NOT want a Con-Con. The Chicago Democrats are just hoping and praying that we agree to a Con-Con so that they can change things to their liking. Vote No or AGAINST a Constitutional Convention or face ruination.
Vote no, we could lose more gun rights!!