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Dear Illinois Attorney General Madigan,
We respectfully request you join a number of other State Attorneys which are filling a lawsuit challenging the Constitutionality of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Law.
According to Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, Congress shall have the power to "regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes, " but does not give Congress the right to regulate commerce between individuals .........
Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no resident of the State, regardless of whether he has or is eligible for health insurance coverage under any policy or program provided by or through his employer, or a plan sponsored by the State or the federal government, shall be required to obtain or maintain a policy of individual insurance coverage except as required by a court or a State agency or department where an individual is named a party in a judicial or administrative proceeding. Provides that no provision of the Act shall render a resident of this State liable for any penalty, assessment, fee, or fine as a result of his failure to procure or obtain health insurance coverage. Provides that the Act shall not apply to individuals voluntarily applying for coverage under a State-administered program pursuant to the federal Social Security Act. Provides that the provisions concerning health insurance coverage not required shall not apply to students being required by an institution of higher education to obtain and maintain health insurance as a condition of enrollment. Provides that nothing in the provisions concerning health insurance coverage not required shall impair the rights of persons to privately contract for health insurance for family members or former family members. Effective immediately.
February 18, 2010 -- On February 3rd State Representative Mike Tryon (IL-64th District) introduced the Truth in Accounting Act of 2010. The proposed legislation, which was written with the help of the Institute for Truth in Accounting, calls for increased disclosure during the state budgeting process.
"We can't allow our Governor and legislators to continue to make long term decisions with only short term information," says Sheila Weinberg, founder and CEO of the Institute. "This bill calls for disclosure of the State's true financial condition and requires estimates of the long term financial consequences of current budget decisions. The public needs to know the full cost of government employees' compensation, including retirement benefits."
Yesterday, in a study of the retirement benefits, the Pew Center on the States called for such disclosure. The study states, "Forcing policy makers to responsibly identify the cost and potential funding sources for benefit increases can help states avoid offering unfunded benefit hikes." The Pew study also declared Illinois as the worst state when it comes to funding its retirement systems.
The Act lays out guidelines on the rules for reporting state revenues and expenses, which are in line with FACT -- Full Accrual Calculations and Techniques. This accounting is similar to that used by corporation and provides a more complete financial picture, including the full cost of government services and benefits. The Act requires the State's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report be produced within 90 days of the fiscal year end.
"For years governors and legislators have been claiming they have met the State constitution's balance budget requirement," said Roger Nelson, chair of the Institute and former vice chair of Ernst and Young, "Then how are we now more than $93 billion in debt? This Act would provide budget transparency and disclose the money being borrowed, the bills not being paid and the pension contributions being delayed."
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The Institute for Truth in Accounting was created by distinguished financial and public policy experts concerned with the quality of public and private organizations' financial reporting. It is the mission of the IFTA to encourage private and public entities to produce financial reports that are comprehensive, comprehensible and transparent and to inform the public of the importance of truthful accounting.
IFTA actively seeks association with other public interest groups that recognize the need to improve financial reporting or want to better understand the financial effects of current accounting practices. The Institute is a non-profit, public interest group that does not advocate public policy beyond better, and thereby, more truthful, accounting. For more information about the Institute, visit www.truthinaccounting.org, www.truthin2010.org, www.StateBudgetWatch.org.
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"Terrorism is caused, and terrorist recruitment is driven, by Islamist ideology and by American weakness in the face of terror attacks. In that sense, Senator Durbin causes more terrorism than Gitmo ever will. Terrorist organizations are encouraged when they come to believe they can win — when they come to believe they can outlast America because we lack resolve."
Officials seek to reassure Illinois residents on Guantanamo prison transfer-LA Times The proposed federal prison in Thomson would be the site for military tribunals for five alleged plotters in the 2000 bombing of the U.S. destroyer Cole, said Alan Liotta, the Defense Department's principal director for detainee policy, at a public hearing on the plan.
The prison could also house some of the alleged Sept. 11 plotters, perhaps including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, if they are convicted in an upcoming federal trial in New York City, officials said.
Former AG to Durbin: Gitmo to Illinois Job Claim ‘Absurd’
“I think that increasing the risk for citizens in this country as a jobs program is absurd, if not obscene,” said Mukasey, who served as the nation’s top law enforcement official from 2006-08. … “Closing Guantanamo makes this country safer,” Gibbs said at the time, referring to criticism of closing the facility from House Republican Leader John Boehner. … “I think you have to understand the difference between a reason and a pretext,” Mukasey shot back, “The fact is that al Qaeda recruited people and people attacked this country before there was a Guantanamo. We were attacked in ’93, the U.S.S. Cole, Cobart Tower, they attacked our embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, and they attacked us on 9/11 — all prior to the establishment of Guantanamo.”
CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS TO TELL THEM YOU DON'T WANT KNOWN TERRORISTS IN ILLINOIS! Governor Quinn 217.782.0244 or 312.814.0244 Congressman Don Manzullo 815.394.1231 or 815.356.9800 Senator Dave Syverson 815.987.7555 Senator Dick Durbin 217.492.4062 or 312.353.4952
