Title: ILCOS

Original CoS Document (slug): [[https://conventionofstates.com/ilcos-1|ilcos-1]]

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Created: 2024-03-21 14:40:44

Updated: 2024-03-21 15:53:23

Published: 2024-03-21 01:00:00

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|==== “THESE are the times that try men's souls….Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” ====\\ \\ {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/81992/81992_original.png?300x64}}|====   ====|

These are the words of Thomas Paine, penned on December 19, 1776, and read to Washington’s troops on December 24, 1776, before the crossing of the Delaware River. These words helped inspire the American troops to victory in the Battle of Trenton.  They can inspire us as well.

**Our Problem**

Illinois is facing trying times, more so than in almost any period since its founding in 1818.  We are faced with federal mandates that take decisions out of the hands of Illinois lawmakers, D.C. bureaucrats and legislators that take office and never leave, and unchecked spending leading to federal debt of 34 trillion and counting.

Without intervention, our children and grandchildren will be slaves to federal debt and burdened by regulation, unable to enjoy the freedom to build their lives as they see fit as citizens of a sovereign state.

The problems Illinoisians face go far beyond the red and blue lines of political leanings. It will take our state legislators, acting as one, to bring about the solutions.

**Our Solution**

The solutions to these problems are offered by our founding fathers in the U.S. Constitution, specifically, Article V, which allows for a Convention of States to propose amendments that can heal the ills of our nation.  

By taking the lead in this movement, Illinoisans can help to roll back federal overreach, call for a balanced budget, and impose limits on terms for federal legislators and bureaucrats so as to restore authority to the states where it belongs.   

We must not shrink from the effort to secure the future of Illinois and of our country.

The soft tyranny that is crippling our nation will not be easy to conquer, but as Thomas Paine wrote in 1776, “…the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” 

{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/81989/81989_original.png?481x103}}**Illinois COS Statistics**

  * 79,335 petition signers as of March 2024
  * 204 leaders and volunteers
  * 80 events hosted throughout Illinois in 2024
  * 65 District Captains representing 55 House Districts

We need your support!  Join the Illinois team here:  [[https://conventionofstates.com/take_action|TAKE ACTION FOR ILLINOIS!]]

 

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