What can be done about Daschle NOW!

[hugsy]

First, Thank you all for the numerous responses to my last thread.

Several excellent suggestions were made, including supporting the Repub candidate running for Senate in South Dakota in 2002.

However, DumpDaschle.org seems to be focused on defeating Daschle when he runs again in 2004.

In my opinion that is too late, and doesn't make much sense anyway because Daschle is clearly running for the Dem Pres nomination and doesn't care about his 3 electoral vote home state.

My question is, is there something the 60% majority of South Dakotans can do to remove him from office NOW. Why should they have to put up with a Senator who is totally abandoning them in order to promote himself for national office?

Is there any recourse to "Impeach" a Senator?

[Bullish]

The problem with trying to remove Senators is that they all live in the same glass house.

They tenaciously protect one another, it's their first rule.

[hugsy]

Why do you keep bringing up Presidents and political parties? That has nothing to do with the argument. The argument is, do the peopel of a state have the right to recall a representative they feel is abandoning them. That's it, pure and simple. Why should the people of a state go without representation for 4 years waiting for the next time their wayward Senator is up for election? Clearly their representation is more important to a Republic than the particular Senator's job. The people of the state are entitled to their representation, and should be able to decide via statewide vote to recall a representative should they see fit.

[hugsy]

That's precisely why the power should be given directly to the people of that state, and not left in the country club hands of the fellow Senators who would fear each other's reprisals. What's wrong with letting the people decide. If a representative abandons them, the people should have a recourse.

[Salvation]

Down with Daschle Democrats!

[Bullish]

All the current Senators seem to be compromised in some way or other, and they just act like it's biz as usual.

Move along folks, nothing to see here....

Meanwhile, they're hitching our wagon to a globalist, socialism nightmare.

[c-b 1]

Even if South Dakota has a provision for recall of a senator, I would suggest your time could be much better spent on other things. This is an election year, spend your time convincing people to fire Daschle's brother Johnson. At the same time you can be helping other good candidates get elected.
We had a city election during our mCcain recall effort, the recall effort took time that we could have been spending helping good candidates, and informing the sheeple about the bad initiatives on the ballot.

I think Little Commie tommy is best left in office, he is doing a good job of making a fool of himself, when someone is making a fool of themself Get Out of the Way, and let them do it.

[stryker]

I too was outraged when Daschle made his first statements against Bush. But I must admit that today, when he stated that Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge should appear before Congress and answer their questions regarding the new color coding system and the how's and why's of the process by which the Bush administration makes determinations about issuing alerts and what it expects in response to those alerts, I got to thinking that the Bush presidency is becoming a bit imperial. Congress is designed to provide a check on the power of the President, and thus far, President Bush has acted like he need not consider Congress' views at all. Additionally, the President has an affirmative duty to keep the Congress informed on matters affecting the affairs of state, which again the Bush administration is not doing. For the first time, I am seeing some honest and authentic breeches in the "do not question" wall that has thus far surrounded Bush. In the last few days, we have found out that not only did we not roll over the opposition in Afghanistan in days, but that the biggest battles are yet to be fought, and fought by American troops, but also we have stirred the entire world to think that we are contemplating a nuclear first strike. This latter position against Iraq, Iran, or Saudi Arabia, I would not mind, but against China, Russia and North Korea was a foreign policy blunder of nearly unprecedented proportions.

My point is that the Democrats are starting to develop, and I think successfully, the image of an imperial presidency that is running amok among the community of nations without the Congressional oversight required by the Constitution, especially without a declaration of war. If Daschle can start me thinking that Bush is ignoring the niceties of constitutional government, then he is surely getting the attention of the Democrats and Independents.

[mykdsmom]

MKM

[hugsy]

You had a recall vote? How did you enact it? People on this forum seem to think it isn't constitutional. Sounds like your effort proves otherwise. Yes?

[hugsy]

You've got to be joking.

[Bullish]

I think Little Commie tommy is best left in office, he is doing a good job of making a fool of himself, when someone is making a fool of themself Get Out of the Way, and let them do it.

When it comes to politics its always better to get them out of power.

[Young Rhino]

But I must admit that today, when he stated that Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge should appear before Congress and answer their questions regarding the new color coding system and the how's and why's of the process by which the Bush administration makes determinations about issuing alerts and what it expects in response to those alerts, I got to thinking that the Bush presidency is becoming a bit imperial.

Ridge serves as an appointed advisor to the President. He is not a Cabinet official, and thus there is no reason for him to appear before the legislative branch. It would be the same thing as if Daschle requested Karl Rove to testify. As a political matter, it makes NO sense for the Bush White House to give Daschle, Bird, Hillary! and the rest of the vultures an opportunity to attack Bush indirectly when the public opinion won't allow the same attacks to be made directly on Bush.

As a final note, Ridge is a northeastern liberal GOP weasel of the same cloth as Jeffords. I wouldn't have that clown represent the administration's position on the time of day, let alone testify before Congress.

[Young Rhino]

Regardless of party affiliation, the President is entitled to have his advisors, and those advisors are under no obligation to testify before Congress (exec privilege for most matters). What Daschle is requesting of Ridge is no different than if Lott had requested Carville, Morris or Ruff to testify concerning matters in which they advised Clinton. None of these men are cabinet officials, and congressional oversight does not apply to them.