House Minority Leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego) warned again over the weekend that a judicial experience constitutional amendment authored by House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) is being used to knock other proposed amendments off the November ballot. The bill, which would require would-be circuit judges to serve as licensed attorneys for at least 10 years, would give Illinois the toughest judicial experience requirement in the nation. But legal experts question whether it's really necessary given that there are so few young judges in the state. By law, the General Assembly can't submit more than three proposed amendments for any one election.