By Steven Leser

The Illinois General Assembly is about to rock the nation. Members of state legislatures are normally not considered as having the ability to decide issues with a massive impact to the nation as a whole. Representative Karen A. Yarbrough of Illinois’ 7th District is about to shatter that perception forever. Representative Yarbrough stumbled on a little known and never utlitized rule of the US House of Representatives, Section 603 of Jefferson’s Manual of the Rules of the United States House of Representatives, which allows federal impeachment proceedings to be initiated by joint resolution of a state legislature. From there, Illinois House Joint Resolution 125 (HJR0125) was born.

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Track the Status of this Bill (HJR0125)

You can thank the Co-Sponsors:

Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough

If you wish to write her, her address is:
Rep. Karen Yarbrough
272-S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706

District Office:
2305 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Broadview, IL 60155
(708) 615-1747
(708) 615-1745 FAX

Rep Sara Feigenholtz

Representative Sara Feigenholtz (D) 12th District
(217) 782-8062 or (773) 296-4141
(217) 557-7203 FAX or (773) 296-0993 FAX

Rep. Eddie Washington

Representative Eddie Washington (D) 60th District
(217) 558-1012 or (847) 623-0060
(847) 623-6078 FAX

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One Response to “Illinois State Dropping Impeachment Bombshell”

1. mission:impeachable Says:
   April 26th, 2006 at 1:32 pm

   […] By Darren M. Allen More than a dozen lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a resolution calling for President Bush’s impeachment, making the Vermont Legislature the (third) in the nation (along with Illinois and California) to consider such a move. […]

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