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From Beverly Perlson:
Folks, after several conversations with Governor Rauner’s office, I can report that the Muslim Advisory Council legislation (SB574) that was sitting on the governor’s desk, is dead for now.
What all Illinois voters should know is that this bill, SB574, passed the House and the Senate overwhelmingly, and it was Democrat Senator Terry Link who effectively killed the bill. In a conversation with a rep in Link’s office, he reported there were many technical problems with the bill, one of which was that it violated house rules!
I was told that if this bill does come up again, it would be in the spring. He advised that all who oppose this bill should contact their local reps and express their opposition.
Please call your reps and let them know you oppose the bill! My reasons for opposition to SB574 are twofold:
*Why should one group have preferential treatment and voice in Illinois governmental matters? If that is the case, legislators need to be put on notice that we as Catholics, Jews, Presbyterians, Irish, Polish, Italian, all groups, demand an Advisory Council;
*Imam Kareem Infra, who is associated with this bill, is a former Chairman of ISNA, which was named an unindicted co-conspirator back in the 2008 Holy Land Foundation (HLF) terrorist financing trial. In addition, a simple google search of this Imam’s writings should concern all legislators and any person involved in any way with the financing of terrorism certainly should not ever have any voice in governmental matters of any kind!
I’m frankly outraged that Infra continues to live here among us!
Below is the link to the bill and its history. Please note again, in the words of the rep in Senator Link’s office, the action taken by Senator Link on June 30th “killed the bill.” For now!
http://www.openstates.org/il/bills/99th/SB574/
It is mind boggling that this bill passed both houses with overwhelming support, but then again, this is the current state of Illinois politics! Please contact your reps and use your strong voice to let them know you oppose this ridiculous and reckless legislation. Also, please pass this to your Illinois lists.
Thank You
Beverly Perlson
The Band of Mothers