Quote:Randy Stufflebeam, a member of the Constitution Party who plans to run for Illinois governor, was one of the speakers. His speech emphasized restoring the U.S. Constitution by repealing the 16th and 17th amendments, which he said allow the government to tax citizens and instate senators who are disconnected from local politics.

Quote:The keynote speaker at the Wednesday rally was Randall Stufflebeam, a Belleville man who was the Constitution Party candidate for governor in 2006 and said he intends to run again in 2010.
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We don't need a flat tax or a fair tax," he said. "We need no tax, the way it was in 1913."