The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules has published code which is in conflict with the Constitution of the State of Illinois, causing the State's licensing departments to discriminate against certain persons with religious convictions not to use a Social Security Number (SSN) for identification purposes.
The State violates constitutional law in several ways:
- The State only allows religious exemptions for applicants whose faith will not permit them to "obtain" an SSN.
- The State discriminates against applicants whose faith will not permit them to use an SSN for identity purposes.
- The State discriminates against applicants whose faith will not permit them to use an SSN for identity purposes, but may have been assigned an SSN as a minor. This is adverse to the Maxim of Law that states that "an act which is against my will is not my act".
- The State discriminates against non-denominational applicants that have a religious opinion not to obtain or use an SSN for identity purposes, but are not "a member of a certain religious group" as described by "any religious denomination".
- Conscientious applicants are expected to attend or support any ministry or place of worship against his consent which the State has determined to possess "bona fide convictions", or else be sanctioned by denial of any civil or political right, privilege or capacity, on account of his religious opinions.
- Non-denominational applicants with personal religious convictions under God are denied the equal protection of the laws, whereas applicants of certain religious orders or sects are allowed "bona fide religious convictions".
- The State places the burden upon the applicant to provide a religious order or sect leader to attest to the validity of the applicant's bona fide religious conviction, whereas the law requires the testimony of two witnesses to establish a matter, or one witness plus corroboration. This would include peers, family, or those familiar with the applicant. A witness is anyone that testifies under oath or affirmation that the applicant's conduct or personal opinion is genuine, regardless of the opinions of others that he/she may or may not associate with.
- The State places the burden upon the applicant to provide a religious leader for attestation that may not be physically present for notarization, although that leader has provided abundant attestation for personal conviction, such as that left by Jesus Christ, The Spirit of God, or Almighty God, as typical examples.