-PJ
Isn't that just rebuttal language that one usually finds on state propositions?
"The answer of the officer to be recalled is as follows:
Yes exactly. Chill everybody. It is clearly labled as a rebuttal statement. Higher up there are reasons to recall the man. Kind of like a voter pamphlet having the for and against sections.
ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! Read it carefully. I think the site has been hacked who knows when and nobody noticed that some left wingers changed the petition and I think it DOES invalidate it, because the two paragraphs are contradictory, the first one talks about recalling Davis, the second one "let's work together" means you are signing that you don't really want to recall him. I wonder how long ago did this happen and how many petitions were invalidated this way.
"The answer of the officer to be recalled is as follows: IF YOU SIGN THIS PETITION IT MAY LEAD TO A SPECIAL ELECTION THIS SUMMER COSTING US TAXPAYERS AN ADDITIONAL $20-40 MILLION. Last November, almost 8,000,000 Californians went to the polls. They voted to elect Governor Davis to another term. Just days after the Governor's inauguration in January, however, a handful of rightwing politicians are attempting to overturn the voters' decision. They couldn't beat him fair and square, so now they're trying another trick to remove him from office. This effort is being led by the former Chairman of the State Republican Party, who was censured by his own party. We should not waste scarce taxpayers' dollars on sour grapes. The time for the partisanship and campaigning is past. It's time for both parties to work together on our State's problems. Moreover, the allegations leveled against the Governor are false. As governor, Davis has vetoed almost $9 BILLION in spending. California, along with 37 other states, is facing a budget deficit due to the bad national economy. The Bush Administration has announced the federal deficit this year will be the biggest in history. $304 BILLION. In these difficult and dangerous times, LET'S WORK TOGETHER, not be diverted by partisan mischief. /s/ Gray Davis Governor Gray Davis 9911 W. Pico Boulevard, Suite 980 Los Angeles, CA 90035."