ABlatnick

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The Senator of Illinois I most agree with on issues is Senator Roland W. Burris.

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Five interesting facts about Illinois:

 * ====It became the twenty-first state on December 3, 1818.====
 * ====The Illinois state dance is square dancing.====
 * ====The world's first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885.====
 * ====Illinois was named for the Illinois Indians.====
 * ====Des Plaines is home to the first McDonald's.====

Five Important Facts about Illinois and the death penalty:

 * ====Abolished the death penalty before.====
 * ====Dan Walker signed a new Illinois death penalty law in 1973. Creating a three-judge panel for sentencing.====
 * ====Illinois now has the death penalty.====
 * ====As of January 1, 2008 throughout the U.S. three thousand three hundred nine inmates were on death row. Of that, Illinois had thirteen inmates on death row.====
 * ====As of April 9, 2009 20 people in illinois have been executed since 1976.====

Three Issues:

 * ===Criminal Justice===
 * ====I think people should have the right to bear arms for protection. We should try to make the internet safer to eliminate child predators on the web. I think we should increase funding to help track people down. There should be life imprisonment for any type of rape; child and gang included. I also think there shouldn't be parole for dangerous or repeat felons.====
 * ===Health Care===
 * ====I do not believe the government should have control over health care. I think the "key" to reform is to give control to the health care patients and providers. Patients should be able to choose what's best for themselves. Also hardworking people should not have to pay taxes for other people's health care that don't work for it.====
 * ===Education===
 * I believe that all children should have access to a good education. They should be able to secure their own freedom and be able to contribute to society. I think school districts should have the authority to recruit and retain the best teachers.

====Vote for my bill to change the death penalty. First degree murderers, and rapists are punished with the death penalty. My bill limits executions to only lethal injections. This is considered a more friendly approach. So vote for my bill for a more civil and fair death penalty.====

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