About John G. Curry
My Background
SCOTUS, Other Courts, and Other Branches of Government
Peaceful Revolutionary
58-year-old divorced father of 2
Born & raised in Chicago, IL
Graduated from Lindblom Technical High School (1981), Attended Purdue University (1981), and Chicago State University (1982)
Worked various jobs including banking, driving professionally, and delivering mail for USPS before starting a 20-year career with the Chicago Fire Department (retired in 2015)
Peaceful Revolutionary
SCOTUS, Other Courts, and Other Branches of Government
Peaceful Revolutionary
Spent roughly 17 years trying to unite the people in the USA to peacefully work together to solve community and individual problems and create opportunities using cooperative economics. The ultimate goal was and is world peace.
Published a short book proposing the aforementioned peaceful revolution that was based on my knowledge, simple ideas, and philosophies
SCOTUS, Other Courts, and Other Branches of Government
SCOTUS, Other Courts, and Other Branches of Government
SCOTUS, Other Courts, and Other Branches of Government
Challenged absolute judicial immunity in the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)
NO ONE SHOULD BE ABOVE THE LAW.
Fought for remedy, justice, and civil rights while experiencing governmental dysfunction and/or corruption of every Branch of our government on every level - local, state, and federal
Protected a President of the United States
SCOTUS, Other Courts, and Other Branches of Government
SCOTUS, Other Courts, and Other Branches of Government
Honored to be detailed from CFD Fire Prevention Bureau to help protect the President visiting Chicago in 1999, and actually made the U.S. Secret Service remove the chains from a doorway, which was most likely to serve as the exit for the President during an attempt on his life. The other closest exit was blocked by a very high and wide platform for certain attendees.
Protected a Vice President too
Quick Links
My Personal Website
Here is a link to my personal website, ChicagoHermit.com .
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence here is provided by the Library of Congress. For more information on the Declaration of Independence, click here.
Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States (annotated) here is provided by Congress. For more information on the Constitution of the United States, click here. Here is the Constitution of the United States provided by the Senate.
Constitutional Convention
Here is some information on the 1787 Constitutional Convention. And here is information on amending the Constitution provided by the U.S. Senate.
The New Revolutionary War: An American Firefighter's Dream to Help Save Humanity
My 2005 book tries to help unite the people in the United States to peacefully work together to solve community and individual problems and create opportunities using cooperative economics. The ultimate goal is world peace. It is available at online retailers and the Chicago Public Library. Read the 2007 *.pdf version if you like.
U.S. Congressional District 2 (Illinois) Present and Past 'Representatives'
Congresswoman Robin Kelly got elected in a 2013 special election after the Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned disgraced. Before that Mel Reynolds resigned disgraced. See also this District 2 info.
Ballotpedia Pages
See my Ballotpedia page with answers to their Candidate Survey. Also, see the Incumbent's Ballotpedia page.
Compliance With Campaign Laws and Rules
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Illinois State Board of Elections (SBE) provide compliance help.
United States House of Representatives
Here's a crash course on the United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
Although I am not running to be a U.S. Senator, here's a crash course on the United States Senate.
Redistricting in Illinois
Illinois Congressional District 2 changed after the 2020 Census and Illinois lost a seat in the House of Representatives. The 2nd District got much bigger.
Inspirational Words
"If—", by Rudyard Kipling, is one of my favorite poems. Invictus, by William Ernest Henley, is another favorite. Here's something else that I like on the subject of leading and following.