“Yes” For Illinois

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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

Crain’s Chicago Business was kind enough to print my Letter to the Editor this week.
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Simply repeating ‘We aren’t Dems’ won’t cure Ill. GOP
“Biz leaders aim to revive Ill. GOP” (Sept. mirrors the old joke about looking for your lost contact lens where you can see but not where you lost it. Here’s why:
The Republican [...]

Hey folks, when some one takes the time to do all your work for you, it always helps to piggyback on their work and help with the heavy lifting. Here is a link to an excellent Letter to the Editor regarding the Constitutional Convention.
I hope that you copy it, and send a few of [...]

This brief podcast (3-5 minutes) explains how the convention process works.
In short, it is 3 elections. First, you need to organize to get to a 60% “Yes” vote in November. Next, you should find the best fresh new face in your SENATE district to run against the Party Hack (or their proxy) who [...]

Here is the PODCAST! of the debate.
MP3 File
Tom Roeser, host of WLS Radio’s “Political Shoot Out” show, will have Bruno Behrend on as a guest, along with Nancy Kazak, of the Alliance to Protect the Status Quo and Special Interests. (our name for them, not theirs)
Tune in to WLS-AM 890 at 8:00 PM on [...]

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 [...]

Another Phony Objection
In November, Illinois voters will be asked if they want to hold a constitutional convention in 2010. The convention would give delegates an opportunity to change the state’s constitution, which was adopted in 1970.
On Monday, a number of high profile special interest groups announced they were banding together to spend an estimated [...]

It looks like Obama’s rhetoric is getting more empty by the day, as his high-powered strategists take $2-3 million from entrenched interests to fight against Illinois citizens’ chance to fix their state.