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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Whether or not it’s difficult to do isn’t the issue I was responding to you on.

You stated it is unconstitutional and not possible to recall congressman. Whether or not it’s been done means nothing. If a state has laws set up to provide for recalls, then they have a process in place for recalling their congresspeople. How tough it is to do, whether it’s been done before or not, isn’t the point. The point is you were wrong in your rebuke of my statement. If you wanted to be clearer and make the point that it’s not worth it to try because it’s too hard to do, that’s a different argument.

In fact it is possible and there is nothing in the constitution that says they cannot be recalled. Therefore just as the states set how their electors are chosen, the states under the 10th amendment are able to decide and set up their own laws as to if and how to recall their congresspeople.


197 posted on 11/22/2009 10:40:23 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Whatever the states do will be a legal nullity, since the Federal government will ignore it.


198 posted on 11/22/2009 11:45:54 PM PST by Lucius Cornelius Sulla (a wild-eyed, exclusionist, birther religio-beast -- Daily Kos)
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