Under the Illinois Constitution, you are considered a second class Citizen. Article II, Section I of the Constitution of the State of Illinois states that "The legislative, executive and judicial branches are separate. No branch shall exercise powers properly belonging to another."

Article VII, Section 11 requires that "No person shall be eligible to be a Judge or Associate Judge unless he is a United States citizen, a licensed attorney-in-law of this State".

Our Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that an attorney is a member of the judiciary. Under the Constitution and the law, attorneys belong ONLY to the judicial branch of government.

Under the current practice in Illinois, a practice which is contrary to the Illinois Constitution, only an attorney may be a judge, a governor, or a legislator. Only an attorney is a first-class citizen.

But you and most of the citizens of Illinois are second-class citizens. You may be a governor or a legislator, but under Illinois law you cannot be a judge. Under the Constitution, you are a second-class citizen.

A Constitution that discriminates against any of its citizens is unlawful, is unconstitutional, and is of no legal force or effect.

Under the Illinois Constitution, an attorney should only be a judge, attorney general, or a state's attorney. He or she should NOT be a governor, or a state legislator.

Why are we non-attorneys second-class citizens?

November 7, 2006 is Election day in Illinois. When you vote, vote NO to any attorney running for office in the legislature. Your legal problems result from attorneys passing laws that benefit themselves, and harm you and the public.

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Last updated October 26, 2006