Vote on Ethics?

From the brilliant mind of Pat Quinn:

• Gov. Pat Quinn announced Sunday a proposed amendment that would allow Illinois voters to enact ethics laws through ballot referendums.

  The proposed amendment, sponsored by Sen. Annazette Collins (D-Chicago), would allow voters to propose ethics reforms for all state-held offices in the three branches, as well as in local governments and school districts.

Well, since Illinois voters have sat through three of the last 6 governors going to prison for assorted offenses, we imagine they wouldn't be the most observant of people to cast judgement on ethics laws.

Now, if it were a Board of SCC readers making the ethical judgements, we'd be more inclined to support the effort.