Hold new Con-Con to reform Illinois
This November's ballot will ask Illinois voters if there should be a Constitutional Convention ("Con-Con"). The last one was held in the '70s.
If you are upset to hopping mad with what is going on in Springfield, Cook County and, yes, our Des Plaines city government, this will be your chance to make some effective changes, like the ability to recall elected officials (those that will not follow the will of the people).
Enact term limits on all elected official positions. If we had term limits in place, the mess in Springfield and Cook County would not exist, and much stronger ethics laws would exist. Stop "Pay to Play."
We would be able to restructure our current tax system, as well as reform campaign contribution practices, which are among the worst in the nation, and reform the out of control public employee pension plan.
It seems that our federal, state, county or local governments are no longer working for "we the people." Government needs to be brought under control, we need to vote "yes" for the Illinois Con-Con.
Just how many times have we been to the polls, voted, only to have these arrogant elitists go ahead and do the opposite?
Voters in Des Plaines said "no" to a new library. What do we have? A new library; the Des Plaines voters said "no" to the new TIP in the five corners area. What do we have? A TIP in the five corners area.
The six elected officials on the Des Plaines city council whose term limits are up this April have been working for a number of years to end term limits in order to keep their offices.
If you believe our present elected officials, who are trying to reverse the Des Plaines citizens' vote that was three-to-one for term limits, are the only ones who can "run" our government, then keep them in office.
Term limits have worked just fine for the highest elected office in the land.
No U.S. president can serve more than eight years. Need I say more?
I hope that you will vote in favor of having an Illinois constitutional convention and vote in favor of term limits for our Des Plaines city officials.
Carl E. Gulley
Des Plaines