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In reply to the discussion: (Illinois) State Supreme Court says retiree health benefits are protected by constitution [View all]LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)7. Have you reviewed Michigan's Constitution of 1963....
"The issue in Illinois is that an amendment was added to the state constitution in, I believe, 1970 that explicitly prohibits anything that would "diminish or impair" public pension benefits. Unless Michigan passed a similar amendment or law, I don't see how this decision applies there."
And in particular Article 9, Section 24:
""§ 24 Public pension plans and retirement systems, obligation.
Sec. 24.
The accrued financial benefits of each pension plan and retirement system of the state and its political subdivisions shall be a contractual obligation thereof which shall not be diminished or impaired thereby.
Financial benefits arising on account of service rendered in each fiscal year shall be funded during that year and such funding shall not be used for financing unfunded accrued liabilities
(Michigan Constitution)
Article 14, Section 9
"Membership in any pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall be an enforceable contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired."
(Illinois Constitution)
Also, can you explain how one state can affirm the same language in their Constitution, but another State Constitution is impaired, and that is not a decision which COULD BE appealed federally?
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(Illinois) State Supreme Court says retiree health benefits are protected by constitution [View all]
LovingA2andMI
Jul 2014
OP
Just wait til the SCOTUS gets its grubbly, filthy little hands on it ...
blkmusclmachine
Jul 2014
#16
Not a lawyer or pay one on TV but many decisions by State Supreme Courts...
LovingA2andMI
Jul 2014
#37
The IL Supreme Court is the most competent branch of government we have here!
ColesCountyDem
Jul 2014
#18
I think they know it quite well and are working tirelessly to destroy all of those laws meant to
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jul 2014
#30
They aggrandize all of their actions and beliefs to some sort of place of honor. It's part of
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jul 2014
#35
Can you please add (Illinois) in parenthesis to the title? Thanks (nt)
question everything
Jul 2014
#25