There are times that require that we stand up and say what we stand for. This is one of those times in Illinois.
I’ve written extensively about big money being the mother lode driving the dysfunction in our politics and this is a critical time for doing something about that.
We are very close to Illinois becoming the 15th State to pass a formal resolution to demand the overturn of Citizens United, the Supreme Court decision that is eating at the core of our democracy.
With the help of so many Illinoisans, Senate Joint Resolution 0027 (SRJ0027) passed both the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois House Judiciary Committee and is on the way to the floor of the House for a vote. We need only one more vote to pass the resolution and send a powerful message to Congress that we want our America back. With your help, we’ll be able to start solving our very large challenges, like getting Congress to pass meaningful gun legislation, as 90% of Americans want.
Please call your Illinois state representative (not your state senator) and ask him/her to VOTE YES ON SJR0027 when it comes up for a floor vote, which may happen in the next 24 hours.
If you don’t know who your state representative is:
In Cook County, go to: http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/elections/deo/Pages/default.aspx and input your address (number, street name and zip only). Then scroll down to the Illinois House of Representatives section to find contact information for your representative.
In Lake County, http://www.lakecountyil.gov/IWantTo/Find/Maps/Pages/ClosetoHome.aspx. Follow the 4-step process to find contact information for your representative.
THEN PICK UP THE PHONE AND TELL THEM YOU WANT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO VOTE YES ON SRJ0027.
Thanks for all you do!
“If someone like you doesn’t care a whole lot,
nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – Dr. Seuss
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