The Illinois State Constitution just recently turned 45.
I came across a great piece from NPR......
"As Illinois staggers into an unprecedented sixth month without an enacted budget and faces massive bill backlogs and pension debt, now might be an appropriate time to ask how well the 1970 charter has withstood the test of time. Has its promises of streamlined government operations, clear delineations of responsibility and greater ethical behavior been achieved? In retrospect, what obvious mistakes did its authors make? What problems did they overlook or fail to foresee?"
Curious as to what this guy thinks?
Read on......
His conclusion?
"For now, though, the 1970 Constitution may be showing its age in a few spots, but overall it’s holding up quite well."
Out for now........
Matt