“Yes” For Illinois

What is the latest News on the Convention. Keep an eye on the stories that make the case for a Convention stronger. If it’s an Illinois Headline about a government official, it makes the case for a “yes” vote.

News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 18, 2009
Contact: John Bambenek 217-493-0760
Bruno Behrend    847 343-4250
Illinois citizen files suit to against Comptroller Dan Hynes
Cites spending taxpayer money without a balanced budget is unconstitutional

CHAMPAIGN - Today Illinois citizen and activist John Bambenek filed suit with the State Supreme Court to prevent Comptroller Dan Hynes from spending taxpayer [...]

Having traveled to most sections of Illinois at one time or another camapaigning for a “Yes” vote, I had a great opportunity to meet many of decent the people of Illinois from across the political spectrum. Regardless of the outcome, that part of the campaign has been a real pleasure.
As we (John Bambenek and [...]

Dear Illinois Citizen,
You have been robbed of an honest vote on the Illinois Constitutional Convention.
With out going into all the details of the lawsuit on the ballot language (I was the first to initiate legal action), it suffices to say that the judge found for the plaintiffs (my clients, the Chicago Bar Association, [...]

Regardless of the outcome of lawsuits and the eventual vote, my prediction that the print media would be on the
RIGHT SIDE THIS YEAR
has been vindicated

Galesburg’s News-Register covered last night’s debate in Galesburg.

Is it time for a constitutional convention?
Debate raises awareness of November ballot question
GALESBURG —Illinois government is broken. On that much both debaters at Thursday night’s Knox County Democrats event could agree.
But the sticking point became what is to be done to fix the problems facing the state.
“The state’s [...]

Say what you want about the weakness of the “No” side’s arguments, and it won’t change the fact that Jim Reed of the IEA is a nice guy.
I was presenting/debating the Convention Issue in front of a the “Knox County Democrats” yesterday evening (Check out “Events” tab for our schedule), and Jim and I put [...]

Great Article from the Tribune
-our constitution enables bad government and comprehensive change is necessary
-our opposition is the campaign for the status quo
-the people deserve a constitutional convention to voice how they want government to work for them and not for the political elite
Fixing Springfield
Dennis Byrne
July 21, 2008
If the powers that be [...]

Capital Fax: Fear Of Ordinary Citizens Behind “No” Vote Push
This great article shows the mindset of those opposing a constitutional convention:
1) Fear the People.
2) Do not rock the boat because I already run things.
Our campaign believes that the voters should have the final say over whether or not we should fix our state.
Furthermore, it [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Jeanette Thommes
jthommes@illinoiscitizenscoalition.com
New Book Makes Compelling Case for Constitutional Convention in Illinois
Advocates offer keen insights for change, and [...]

With nearly every connected interest agreeing to lobby for keeping Illinois a corrupt cesspool as long as they get their phone calls returned, it is good to see that the print media has a better understanding of what is wrong in Illinois.
The Champaign News-Gazette endorsed a “Yes” vote today, and we are very happy [...]