http://blogs.e-rockford.com/inchambers/2008/08/14/jefferson-embraces-guvs-private-insurance-plan/ The judge will see you now. Step into Springfield Bureau Chief Aaron Chambers’ chambers for an insider’s view on Illinois politics and government. No, Chambers isn’t a real judge. At least not in the sense of wearing a robe, wielding a gavel and issuing orders. But like a good judge, Chambers tells it like it is. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:07:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/inchambers/2008/08/14/jefferson-embraces-guvs-private-insurance-plan/#comment-523 Bookworm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:37:58 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/inchambers/2008/08/14/jefferson-embraces-guvs-private-insurance-plan/#comment-523 Let's review... we still have a lawsuit against Blago and HFS over the healthcare expansion that JCAR didn't approve, which is currently tied up in appellate court; we will probably soon have a lawsuit pitting the Committee on Government Forecasting and Accountability (a bipartisan joint committee similar to JCAR) vs. IDOT over the Traffic Safety move to Southern lllinois; and now we're talking about ANOTHER lawsuit over the gov's amendatory veto powers. So we have the potential of, at some point, having three simultaneous court cases going over the same basic issue: executive vs. legislative branch powers. That, to me, says the issue urgently needs clarification and by itself would be sufficient justification (IMO) for a Con-Con. Let’s review… we still have a lawsuit against Blago and HFS over the healthcare expansion that JCAR didn’t approve, which is currently tied up in appellate court; we will probably soon have a lawsuit pitting the Committee on Government Forecasting and Accountability (a bipartisan joint committee similar to JCAR) vs. IDOT over the Traffic Safety move to Southern lllinois; and now we’re talking about ANOTHER lawsuit over the gov’s amendatory veto powers.
So we have the potential of, at some point, having three simultaneous court cases going over the same basic issue: executive vs. legislative branch powers. That, to me, says the issue urgently needs clarification and by itself would be sufficient justification (IMO) for a Con-Con.

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