Why doesn’t Illinois copy Missouri’s Strict “Sex Offender” Law?

Will there be a time when Illinois passes the same strict law that Missouri has when it comes to Sex Offenders? People are questioning why doesn't Illinois have the same law. What is this law exactly? Here are the details...

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North Carolina has just joined Missouri, Wisconsin, and other states as states that can legally GPS Strack Registered Sex Offenders for the rest of their lives. When I saw that headline, as a resident of Illinois, I thought to myself, why don't more states have that law? As far as I can tell, now that North Carolina has passed the law, there are now 7 states that say you can legally GPS track certain sex offenders for the rest of their lives.

Most states allow you to use GPS tracking for probational periods and for a designated amount of time after they are released from prison, but only Wisconsin, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ohio, Colorado, Florida, and now North Carolina allow for lifetime monitoring. 

There was a time back in 2011 when Illinois had a bill called HB2393, whose goal was to have a lifetime monitoring option for certain sex offenders, but it never made it to law.

To be honest with you, I am shocked that there isn't a federal law that allows for the lifetime GPS tracking of certain sex offenders. I understand that there are a ton of costs involved with monitoring people, and everyone has rights in this country, but when you commit a violent sex crime against anyone, you should lose some rights. Just like certain people lose the right to drive if they can't stop getting DUIs. Maybe I am in the minority here, but I would support Illinois joining Missouri as a state that allows for lifetime monitoring of certain sex offenders. What do you think?