Posted on 07/07/2013 3:58:06 PM PDT by neverdem
Yesterday, with the federal court deadline for enactment of concealed carry legislation fast approaching, Governor Pat Quinn (D) issued an amendatory veto on House Bill 183. This legislation was introduced and passed by the state legislature last month in an attempt to comply with a ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on December 11, 2012, that invalidated Illinois total ban on carrying firearms for self-defense. Governor Quinns irresponsible amendatory veto, if allowed to stand, would impose some of the strictest concealed carry laws in the nation and make a mockery of the serious issue of self-defense in Illinois. The Illinois Legislature is set to return for a special session on Monday, July 8 and will consider overriding Governor Quinns Amendatory Veto.
As it stands now, Governor Quinns Amendatory Veto makes the following changes to HB 183:
An override has been filed by House Bill 183s sponsor, Representative Brandon Phelps (D-118). With an overwhelming majority voting to pass House Bill 183 at the beginning of June, the override that would reject Governor Quinns Amendatory Veto is expected to pass.
Your NRA-ILA will continue to update you as more information becomes available.
I hope some legislators will remind Gov. Quinn that, even if it’s illegal to carry a gun into a bar, the gang members will ignore that part of the law.
“Amendatory vetoes” are horrifying. How the heck is the legislature deemed to have approved a law that looks nothing like the bill that passed each house?
From what I recall, the federal courts gave the IL legislature a certain amount of time to approve concealed-carry or the courts would strike down IL gun laws and permit unrestricted concealed-carry. Wouldn’t Quinn’s mangling of the law in defiance of the court order make it likely that the courts will strike down the law and allow unrestricted concealed carry?
Quinn is an absolute joke. I honestly thought he was too busy trying to strongarm queer marriage into state law to be bothered with other things.
I agree with you. If Gov. Quinn changes the law, he disobeys a federal judge’s ruling, and he should be charged with contempt of court.
Yep, this morphing of the executive into the legislative and judicial (via admin. law courts) is prima facie unconstitutional.
It needs to be undone asap.
But... but.... the anti-17th amendment crowd have explained to us over and over again on FR that state governments no longer have any power and are totally subservient to the federal government.
Therefore, NO WAY could Pat Quinn, Rahm Emanuel, or Mike Madigan interfere with a federal law like the 2nd amendment. They're COMPLETELY powerless until we repeal the 17th and "restore our Republic"! (plus, as the anti-17th amendment crowd has also "explained", Democrats would NEVER thumb their nose at the federal government and ALWAYS think whatever the federal government decides is the BEST choice)
< /sarcasm>
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