Before you vote, make sure you know where the candidates stand. Illinois Family Action-endorsed candidates support a pro-life, pro-marriage and pro-family policies.
We urge you to support these pro-family candidates for public service in Illinois.
This edition of the IFI Voter Guide will contain non-partisan information about candidates for Illinois Governor and United States Senate — two of the most-watched races in the nation. Plus, there will be information on US House and races right down to State House and State Senate.
How can you use bulk copies of the 2010 Illinois Voter Guide this fall?
1. To encourage those around you to get to the polls and vote. Start with your own family members, co-workers and colleagues.
Are you registered to vote? How about your family, friends and church? Did you know polls show that as many as half of those sitting around us in our churches either are not registered to vote or don’t show up at the polls?! You can help change that!
Hold a “Voter Registration Sunday.” The voter registration deadline is October 5th, so pick a Sunday this month, advertise it in your church bulletin with the help of your pastor, set up a small table with the forms and information and you’re set!… Continue Reading
We are excited to have two fantastic candidates joining us this Saturday—one running for the state legislature and the other running for Congress. Both Tea Party sensation Cedra Crenshaw who is running for Illinois State Senate and Isaac Hayes who is running for Congress against Jesse Jackson, Jr. will be joining us.
“Judicial bodies were supposed to be the most helpless and harmless members of the government. Experience, however, soon showed in what way they were to become the most dangerous.” — Thomas Jefferson
The radical left has been trying to remake our nation. They know they can’t win at the ballot box, so they’ve been using the courts. It’s not just the federal courts; even state courts are prone to judicial activism.
State Supreme Courts in Massachusetts, California and even our neighbor Iowa have “discovered” rights to gay marriage.… Continue Reading
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | July 10, 2010 7:03 AM | Comments Off on Prevent Illinois from Becoming the Next Iowa: Fight Back Against Judicial Activism
In an attempt to bring the Illinois budget in line with state revenues, Governor Quinn recently announced spending cuts of 1.4 billion. There has been much handwringing about the cuts to education, healthcare and social services – arguably, there are legitimate concerns about cutting services and programs.
Call me cynical, but I think it is far too easy for politicians to play upon the sympathies and fears of the public while calling for a tax increase instead of doing the hard work of cutting government waste and bloat. … Continue Reading
It was brought to my attention that the Chicago Young Republicans (CYR), or at least a good number of the members of CYR, proudly marched in the Chicago “Gay Pride” parade this past Sunday — along with the Log Cabin Republicans. Pictures from their participation are on display on the front page of the CYR website.
Ironically, if one were to visit this website and navigate over to the FAQ section, you can find the following question and answer:
Q: Does your club follow a particular “wing” of the Republican Party?
Democrat Jesse Jackson, Jr. has been keeping a low profile since his name surfaced in the fight over filling President Barack Obama’s senate seat. Rev. Isaac Hayes is challenging U.S. Rep. Jackson for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional, which includes the south side of Chicago and its southern suburbs.… Continue Reading
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | 
October 15, 2010 7:40 AM | 
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