[Buttons12]

How come Californians get to recall their guv?

[Publius]

Because Gov. Hiram Johnson, a Republican, established government by initiative, referendum and recall in the years before World War I. It's in the state constitution.

Johnson was TR's running mate for the Bull Moose Party in 1912.

[sketchboy]

There was a time when California had sane politics and the people voted in a measure to allow recalls in case we got a terrible governor like Gavin Newsom.

Hopefully this time it works out better than getting Arnold (though he was better than most of the commies who get elected in CA).