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To: jongaltsr

A recall of a US Senator is not constitutional. You will have to wait until 2016.


12 posted on 04/28/2013 10:30:39 AM PDT by Perdogg (Sen Ted Cruz, Sen Mike Lee, and Sen Rand Paul are my adoptive Senators)
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To: Perdogg
There's no procedure in the US Constitution, but state law may allow for a recall. A recall of Bob Menendez was ruled constitutional by New Jersey courts recently. Ehow.com has an article here about how to go about organizing a recall.

It's never happened though, either for US Senator or Representatives. Here's an article from the Heritage Foundation arguing that such recalls are unconstitutional.

There have already been attempts to recall McCain. If this one gets any further than the others it may tie up the courts until the Senator is out of Congress one way or another.

46 posted on 04/28/2013 12:36:25 PM PDT by x
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