“The problem with Illinois is that the pension programs are protected by the State Constitution.”
Indeed, that is a problem. How in blazes were the people of Illinois stupid enough to okay that amendment? Only a repeal amendment can fix this.
This isn’t an amendment, Dave. This is in the core Constitution which was passed in 1970. This wasn’t a later ill-conceived thought, this was part of the main thrust of the Constitution. This was not an accidental time bomb passed by an inattentive electorate in an off-year election, this was hammered out by those in power with full understanding of what it would mean.