If your in school you can start there. Then, if they disagree with your intents, do as they do. SUE !! Sue them for 1st amendment rights violations.
That's just my opinion, I might be wrong.
Posted on 02/28/2003 8:20:05 PM PST by Impeach98
| Californians Start Movement to Recall Davis By John Gizzi
Sacramento, Cal.—The talk at the California Republican Party convention here last week centered around the move to recall Democratic Gov. Gray Davis and elect a replacement using a unique provision in California law. Four months after he was re-elected by an unimpressive margin of 47% to 42% over Republican Bill Simon, Davis is sporting a disapproval rating of 72%. His surge in unpopularity derives from his misstatement of the state’s deficit. Before the November election, Davis said it was $25 billion and could be serviced. After the election, he announced it was actually $34.6 billion and required increasing taxes. Rally at Capital On December 30, talk show host Melanie Morgan of San Francisco’s conservative KSFO radio station suggested that Davis be recalled. There was a massive caller response. The RecallGrayDavis.com committee then was formed by conservative former State Assemblyman Howard Kaloogian (R.-San Diego). During the convention, a recall rally attracted 300-400 participants to the steps of the state capital. Republican State Sen. Tom McClintock, Morgan, Kaloogian, and out-going state GOP Chairman Shawn Steel all spoke. At Steel’s urging, the state GOP convention endorsed the recall movement. Veteran political consultant Sal Russo, who is advising RecallGrayDavis.com , said “Our website has been on-line for less than a month and so far has 2 million hits.” Under California’s Constitution, “For a recall of a statewide officer, a petition must be signed by registered voters equal in number to 12% of the last vote for the office. Signatures must be obtained from at least five different counties and must be equal in number to at least one per cent of the last vote for office in each of the five counties.” Since a record low (44%) of California voters cast ballots in the last election, Kaloogian explained, 12% of the ballots equals only 897,158 signatures. On February 21, the “recall-istas” submitted a proposed petition to Democratic Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, which, subject to his approval of its form and wording, will start a clock ticking. Proponents will then have 160 days to gather signatures, the sufficiency of which Shelley’s office must verify. If the signatures are sufficient, under the state Constitution, “The election shall be held not less than 88 nor more than 125 days after the issuance of the order” and “the recall election shall be held on the same day and consolidated with the regular or special election.” Recall proponents are aiming for the November ballot. If they get on, voters will be asked simultaneously to recall Davis and choose his successor. Should a majority vote to remove Davis, continues the Constitution, “the candidate who receives the highest number of votes is the successor to the unexpired term of the recalled officer.” It will take only 65 signatures to place a candidate on the ballot to replace Davis. “Democrats such as [Lieutenant Governor] Cruz Bustamante and [Attorney General] Bill Lockyer, and [State Treasurer] Phil Angelides would be pretty uncomfortable [putting their names on the ballot],” said Steel. “Do they say ‘we’re supporting Gray’ and, in the same breath, say ‘but if you recall him, we’re on the ballot and want to be governor?’ Republicans all agree that Davis must go and won’t have that problem.” As to which Republican he and the party organization favor—Simon, McClintock, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger are all mentioned—Steel said, “I can’t endorse and I’m just concentrating on gathering signatures for the recall and providing the intellectual case that Davis must go.”
________________ © Human Events, 2003
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Did'ja mean "Saddam's rotting corset?" Or "corpuss," er WHAT?
As the farmer hauled another load away...
You could tell by the smell it wasn't hay...
Did'ja mean "Saddam's rotting corset?" Or "corpuss," er WHAT?
Well, in Shakespeare's times "corse" was another word for "corpse". They also called whores laced mutton, jerks chuffs, a cloud a rack, and a nasty piece of bread a cobloaf.
It was!
It turns out that Ted Costa's people who were speaking about the date didn't know that Costa had NOT turned the sample petition and proof of advertisement in a major newspaper of record until MONDAY!
So that sets the 10 day clock (calendar - not business days) from Monday onwards.
I hope for Ted's sake that his petition complies with the law - otherwise we are going to have to do something to get the petition approved.
I personally hope Simon and Riordan stay out of this. I am cool with Simon for Senate and Riordan doing his newspaper. Their presence in a recall election might distract from keeping the attention on the need to recall Davis.
I wouldn't mind seeing Simon as Attorney General in California prosecuting some certain politicos for RICO charges and other devious crimes.. But Senator in 2004 or 2006 would work too!
Both BoXer and Di-Chi-fi need to be turned out. They do not speak for all the Californians or at least the sane ones, by any means. They still have their heels solidly planted in the demRatic camp while their toes are in the Homeland crowd.
We need to be careful who we run against them. Rice 2004 for Gov,,, No,,, Senate 2004 maybe,,,2006 Senate yes,,, 2008,2012,,, White House
Re; Riordan's paper? How is it?
heard Gizzi on Friday morning with KSFO crew.
Is he an olderwell-aged fella 8-?
He knows his California history.
If your in school you can start there. Then, if they disagree with your intents, do as they do. SUE !! Sue them for 1st amendment rights violations.
That's just my opinion, I might be wrong.
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