Joe Conason: Should Cal Dems recall Aunald (YES!)

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Joe Conason's Journal
Should California Demos try to recall Arnold Schwarzenegger?
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Oct. 8, 2003 |
Total Recall II meets Predator III
If politics is warfare by other means, then the California Democrats will now be tempted to respond in kind to the stomping they suffered yesterday. This has nothing to do with whether Gray Davis deserved his ignominious fate, and everything to do with whether Republican aggression is answered with timidity or strength.
According to the state Constitution, Arnold Schwarzenegger will be vulnerable to a new recall petition within 90 days -- which means, as Kos pointed out this morning, that the filing could take place just in time for the March 2004 presidential primary.
Is this a good idea? Perhaps not, but printing up and circulating Recall Arnold petitions is still worth considering.
More ... (subscription)
http://salon.com/opinion/conason/2003/10/08/arnold_recall/index_np.html
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Get over it? I don't think so.

11x17 size free download on my web page:
http://darrias.com/small_art/smallart.html

California Democrats for the Recall of Aunald meet here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=106&topic_id=3018

Totally Recall Arnold Schwarzenegger Petition
http://www.petitiononline.com/schwarze/petition.html

For pics of the LA protest against bush go here
http://www.darrias.com/politics/Protest6-27.html

[Drifter]

1. I heard a radio talk show host ...

on MSGOP and she recommends that the same timetable be used for Arnold as Davis.

Start the paper work about a month into the term (collecting signatures). In 8 months if California is not running surpluses, then pull the trigger and hold a recall election.

I tend to agree.

Cheers
Drifter

[KoKo]

2. He has an excellent idea here! I wonder if it will catch on in CA? Surely

some folks are angry enough, that it might be a great venting. And, holding the petitions to keep Aunold from doing to CA what Bush has done to America takes some of the glory out of that "puffed up Austrian pastry."

If only there was something we could have threatened Bush with like petitions or legal suits after the 2000 Selection. I'm still angry that our Dem Daschle/Gephardt leadership didn't find a way to restrain Bush and challenge many of his appointments.