[Peace-discuss] Constitutional Convention

[C. G. Estabrook]

I might not want to have a beer with him, but on the substance of the governor's
disputes with the legislature, I'm on the governor's side.

The powers of the townships have already been taken away, under the current 
constitution, in regard to voters' ability to express their opinion on public 
issues.  We obviously shouldn't re-elect any state legislator who voted for 
taking those powers away -- that is, all the present incumbents.

I haven't heard the LWV ad.  More redneck-fear?

Surely it's "Bambenek."  --CGE


Karen Medina wrote:
> Neil, you were on a far right radio show? J. Bambanic is also for the
> Illinois Constitutional Convention, which scares the heck out of me. So I
> understand Neil's comments about Bruno Behrend.
> 
> The current Illinois constitution can be amended. So maybe that might suffice
>  for the moment.
> 
> Pro for the con con: impeachment of the governor by the people might be added
> to a new constitution.
> 
> Con for the con con: the powers of the townships might be taken away in a new
>  constitution.
> 
> Has anyone else been completely appalled by the League of Women Voters 
> advertisement against the constitutional convention? I heard their advert on
> the radio. WIXY 100.3 was playing the advert yesterday.
> 
> -karen medina
> 
> ---- Original message ----
>> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:24:16 -0500 From: Neil Parthun
>> <lennybrucefan at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] local issues To:
>> "Barbara kessel" <barkes at gmail.com> Cc: Peace Discuss
>> <peace-discuss at anti-war.net>, "C. G. Estabrook"
> <galliher at uiuc.edu>
>> Bruno Behrend, a far right radio show host whose show I was on a few years
>> ago, is for the Con Con. So, I'm against it. And while sales taxes are
>> regressive, it is also fundamentally unfair to put most of a school's 
>> funding on property taxes.  Poorer districts have significant difficulty in
>> getting funding for their buildings due to such economic setups.  Illinois
>> is a state that has some of the most fundamental disparities in school
>> funding between districts. Its not the act of seeing with our own eyes
>> alone; its correctly comprehending what we see,
>> 
>> Neil We absolutely have to refuse to attribute any kind of permanency to
>> that which is simply because it is. [angela v. davis, 1944-] Finish each
>> day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and
>> absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a
>> new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be
>> encumbered with your old nonsense. [ralph waldo emerson, 1803-1882] 
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