Elect Phil Collins

I'm running for the Glenview Park District Board. The petition must be filed in Dec., and the election will be held on April 5. If you want to help circulate the petition, please email me. I'll appreicate your help.

In April 2011, many Illinois towns will have close elections for mayor, city council, school board, library board, and/or park district board. Sept. 21 was the first day that the candidates could circulate their petitions. I hope that conservatives and Republicans will run, in every race.

In 101 Illinois counties, republican and democrat primary voters vote for precinct committeemen, during each primary that is held during even-numbered years. Cook Co. voters aren't able to do that. In that county, the voters vote for ward and township committeemen, and those committeemen are able to appoint and fire precinct captains.

I think that Cook Co. voters should be able to elect precinct committeemen, similarly to Illinois' other 101 counties. If you agree, please contact your state senator and state rep. and ask them to propose a bill, to implement this change. State Rep. Ed Sullivan told me that he would vote for this bill.

I think that, in 2010, Illinois republican candidates should run together, similarly to the Contract with America. They should promise that, if our state elects Senator Bill Brady, for governor, and republican majorities, in both houses of the legislature, they'll pass these bills:

1. Cut all state tax rates and fees to their 2002 levels. Blagojevich-proposed tax & fee increases caused many companies to leave Illinois, harming the state's economy.

2. Consolidate public school districts, ensuring that each district includes at least one high school, at least one junior high, and at least one elementary school. Illinois includes many districts that include one school each. Each district collects property taxes from the homeowners, of the district, and each district has employees, with an average superintendent salary of $120,000, per year. The taxpayers could save money , if some districts are consolidated.

3. Repeal the 2003 law which states that illegal aliens may attend state universities and pay in-state tuition.

4. Repeal the 2007 law which states that illegal aliens may obtain drivers licenses.

5. Approve, for the Nov. 2012 ballot, an amendment, for the state constitution, which would establish term limits for all elected officials. State legislators could serve up to 10 years, in each house, and county board members could serve up to 10 years. All officials, whose offices always have four-year terms, may serve up to eight years.

6. Approve, for the Nov. 2012 ballot, an amendment, for the state constitution, to allow recall elections of all elected officials. The number of petition signatures, for a recall, would be the same as the number that is needed, for run for that office.

7. Approve, for the Nov. 2012 ballot, an amendment for the state constitution, that would state that, when a state legislator dies or resigns, with at least four months remaining in his or her term, the governor will choose dates for a special primary election and a special general election.

8. A change to election code which would state that all candidates, of all parties, who run for the same office, must submit the same number of petition signatures, 1% of the number of people who voted in the last general election, for that office.

9. Approve, for the Nov. 2012 ballot, an amendment, for the state constitution, for binding, citizen-proposed, statewide referendums. To get on the ballot, the supporters would be required to submit at least 5,000 petition signatures.

10. Approve, for the Nov. 2012 ballot, an amendment, for the state constitution, that would state that, if an Illinois U.S. senator resigns or dies with at least four months remaining, in his or her term, the governor will choose dates for a special primary election and a special general election. On the same day that the governor announces the election dates, he or she would make a temporary appointment, someone who would fill the Senate seat and may also run, in the special elections, if he or she chooses.

11. Starting in 2014, all regularly scheduled elections will be held in even-numbered years. Each township, city, school board, library board, and park district board may choose whether their elections will be held during the years of presidential elections or the years of governor elections. This would greatly decrease the amount of money that the state, county, township, and city governments pay, to administer elections.

12. Starting a year after this bill is signed, a state government employee must work for the state for at least 20 years, to receive a state pension. The pensio n will not be more than 1/2 of the highest salary that the employee received. This is used for military members, who risk their lives for our country.

13. Starting in Jan. 2012, state legislators will decrease their salary to $55,000, per legislator, per year, and they won't accept a raise while the state government has a budget deficit.

If you agree that this idea would help Illinois and help Republicans, please email Sen. Brady and several candidates for the state senate and state house.

I'm the executive director of the Illinois Center Right Coalition. The ICRC is a group that was founded, in Jan. 2003, to encourage all Illinois conservatives to cooperate, to recruit conservative candidates, donate to them, and find volunteers, for them. The steering committee has included about 30 people, including John Cox, Jim Oberweis, Pat O'Malley, Norm Hill, Mike Psak, David McAloon, Carl Segvich, Joe Morris, Gary Dunlap, and Jon Zahm. The dues cost $10, per year, for a general membership, and $20, per year, for a committee membership. Our 2010 Convention will be held on July 10, at noon, at Old Country Buffet, at 551 E. Roosevelt Rd., Lombard.

I founded the Republican Assembly of Northern Cook Co., and the first meeting was held last night, at the Des Plaines Public Library. 10 people attended, including Joe Walsh, Roger Keats, Dan Patlak, Jim Leahy, and Jerry McDaniel. We'll continue meeting on the fourth Monday, of each month, at 7:00, pm, at the same location. We'll write by-laws and become recognized by the Republican Assembly of Illinois.

I ran for state rep., as a write-in candidate. In the 2006 primary, I ran for Congress, as a write-in candidate, because I'm more conservative than Rep. Kirk. My 2010 percentage is about four times my 2006 percentage.

Phil