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stoutfellow) wrote2014-11-23 03:28 pm
stoutfellow) wrote2014-11-23 03:28 pm
Pension Fight, Continued
A state judge has ruled that Illinois's recent pension reform is unconstitutional (state, not federal) - that the state's promise concerning pension benefits is constitutionally protected. Attorney General Madigan has announced that she will appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.
(The matter seems pretty much cut and dried to me; Article XIII, Section 5 reads as follows: "Membership in any pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall be an enforceable contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired.")
Naturally, this has been followed by proposals to amend the state constitution.
Nine more years....
(The matter seems pretty much cut and dried to me; Article XIII, Section 5 reads as follows: "Membership in any pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall be an enforceable contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired.")
Naturally, this has been followed by proposals to amend the state constitution.
Nine more years....
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