The legislators who voted to put this on the ballot — that is, the overwhelming majority of Republicans and Democrats — should have called it "The Illinois Crony Protection Amendment of 2016." Instead they came up with "Safe Roads Constitutional Amendment." Are the backers accurately labeled "Contractors and Unions Determined to Get Ours First"? No, instead they're the noble-sounding "Citizens to Protect Transportation Funding." And is their motto the brutally honest "We got this sucker on the ballot because we own the Capitol"? No, they're crooning the almost patriotic "Put Illinois' Transportation Money in a Lock Box (sic) and Keep Illinois Safe."