7. The constitution also had a Declaration of Rights with many of the traditional protections included. It was appended at the end & drew heavily from the Declarations of other similar states at that time.pic.twitter.com/PF0bohWxln
17. This constitution also had many problems and a convention was even called. But the constitution drafted by that convention was rejected by the voters in 1922. After multiple other failed attempts, a new convention was convened in 1969.pic.twitter.com/WfD7R7xiju
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18. This effort was successful, was approved by the voters, and went into effect in 1970. It is one of the country’s most recent constitutions. It did a lot of updating & added a Baby Ninth Amendment & an anti-discrimination provision.pic.twitter.com/hOVqmmOyBP
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19. Interestingly, this constitution also requires that the voters be asked if a new convention is desired at least once every 20 years. It has been rejected twice, including in 2008 when Illinois voters had more on their mind.pic.twitter.com/WBk9U5XRtq
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20. But, another vote is coming up soon so who knows! This is what makes state constitutions so exciting! There is much more of a chance for change than on the federal level. So keep an eye on the
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21. Sources for this week’s edition:
#50Weeks50Constitutions: https://books.google.com.gh/books?id=kOlMAgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false …; https://books.google.com/books?id=2dLlLoswSRMC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false …; https://qconline.com/news/illinois/constitutional-convention-shaped-illinois-future/article_d8db083d-fa43-5d9e-8d3b-02d72bd94dc7.html …; http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/isl2 …; http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/isl2/id/211 …; http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/isl2/id/396 …; http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/ILConstitution.pdf …Prikaži ovu nit
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