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CA: History of recall gives fuel to both sides
Mercury News ^
| 6/18/03
| Jim Puzzanghera
Posted on 06/18/2003 3:37:21 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Edited on 04/13/2004 3:31:28 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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WASHINGTON - Born along with the initiative and referendum processes in the early 20th century, the recall was designed to help California voters fight back against widespread political corruption.
But the rare times it has succeeded, it has often been a vehicle for political payback.
(Excerpt) Read more at bayarea.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: calgov2002; davis; givesfuel; hiramjohnson; history; recall; recallhistory
1911. A Shot heard 'round the world.
It IS Good to fire the Recall cannon every 90 years or so to make sure it still works. ;-)
To: NormsRevenge
1995, when two Southern California Republican members of the state Assembly were voted out of office for cutting deals with Democrats in a battle over party control of the Assembly.
Good deal.
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posted on
06/18/2003 3:41:55 PM PDT
by
Arkinsaw
To: NormsRevenge
"It IS Good to fire the Recall cannon every 90 years or so to make sure it still works."
And it's hard to imagine a better target!
To: NormsRevenge
![](http://www.msnbc.com/news/1679834.jpg)
DUMP THE CHUMP!
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posted on
06/18/2003 3:50:59 PM PDT
by
South40
(Get Right Or Get Left)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
06/18/2003 3:54:54 PM PDT
by
South40
(Get Right Or Get Left)
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posted on
06/18/2003 3:59:37 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi..Support FRee Republic... http://www.drafttom.com ... Tom McClintock for Gub in the Recall)
To: NormsRevenge; *calgov2002; Canticle_of_Deborah; snopercod; Grampa Dave; Carry_Okie; SierraWasp; ...
Should be more often than 90 years!
calgov2002:
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posted on
06/18/2003 4:17:51 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(Recall Gray Davis and then start on the other Democrats)
To: South40
LOL!!!
To: NormsRevenge
Norm, have you posted the recall charts today?
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posted on
06/18/2003 6:40:01 PM PDT
by
kellynla
("C" 1/5 1st Mar Div Viet Nam '69 & '70 Semper Fi)
To: kellynla
I only posted today's chart on a couple threads. Here it is!
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:03:05 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi..Support FRee Republic... http://www.drafttom.com ... Tom McClintock for Gub in the Recall)
To: NormsRevenge
I collected 16 of those signitures and registered a new Republican voter in the process.
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:15:36 PM PDT
by
Diplomat
To: NormsRevenge
Thanks Norm.
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:26:33 PM PDT
by
kellynla
("C" 1/5 1st Mar Div Viet Nam '69 & '70 Semper Fi)
To: Diplomat
Thanks. Every vote counts in California...(even illegal ones, it seems) ;-)
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:32:03 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi..Support FRee Republic... http://www.drafttom.com ... Tom McClintock for Gub in the Recall)
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