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Posted on 07/28/2003 2:27:31 PM PDT by DesertGOP
Well, despite the cynical prophecies of doomsayers, doubters and darlings of political punditry, the “little recall movement that could” has placed the Golden State, once again, on the threshold of making political history. After thirty previous attempts to do so, a frustrated California body electorate recently gathered enough petition signatures to qualify a recall measure that was initially adopted as state law at the outset of the twentieth century. Between now and Tuesday, Oct. 6, Gov. Joseph “Gray” Davis will be fighting for his political life and, appropriately so--with all the splendor of a Hollywood suspense thriller--all eyes of a nation will be focused on the critical news-making events which unfold between now and Election Day.
So, if Gray Davis is, indeed, recalled from office, who might be chomping at the bit to grab the reins and ride to the winners circle a state that is in a state of economic and budgetary hemorrhaging?
Check your racing guides: Arnold Schwarzenneger, Congressman Darrel Issa, Rob “Meathead” Reiner, Bill Simon, State Senator Tom McClintock, past Green Party nominee, Peter Camejo, Senator Diane Feinstein, Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice, former Secretary of State, Bill Jones; former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan, popular conservative radio talk-show host and an heir to the Reagan dynasty of days gone by, Mike Reagan, among others--and, trust me, there will be others.
True, it could get ugly between now and the big day in the fall, but what’s the alternative--another couple years suffering under the heavy burden of increased taxes and more selfish backroom dealings that, this time, might not be conveniently broadcast via a Sacramento “squawk-box?” Can we wait that long? Probably not.
The election transition could get messy. California’s next governor could win with a small majority, or voters could replace Mr. Davis with another frivolous money manager liberal who’s unwilling to restore fiscal discipline. But the consequences could hardly be worse than the incompetent status quo.
It was Thomas Jefferson who said that a revolution every generation or so has its uses. Democracy by initiative and recall isn’t pretty, and it sometimes makes mistakes, but it is a useful balance to the tendency of modern government to become controlled by unaccountable elites. A little revolution is just what California needs.
Rick J. Radecki Organizer “Dump Davis” Rally (July 5, 2003) Victorville, Calif.
Here's some observations from inside the "land of the fruits and the nuts" about the Golden State standing on the threshold of political history, and how beneficial a little revolution now and then can be.
Hail to the Chief!
High Desert Rick
And when the new guy
gets in, will the new recall
start right away, too?
Some people think that
permanent revolution
is good politics.
California might
be pointing toward our future --
legal terrorists
hold every office
hostage to signature lists,
and whomever pays
for more clipboard drones
gets to be in charge of life...
I'm not really sure
this revolution
is about "freedom," or rule
of legalism . . .
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It's already gotten ugly. The Davis slime-the-opposition machine is already spun up and launching mud. The stuff about Issa's arrests no doubt came directly from the Davis opposition research wing.
Oh, by the way, that's not Gods country, this left coast of Michigan is! Far fewer fruits and veggies, too.
You bet, good post.
Not at all. Maybe
a contradictory view
has done blown your mind...
Almost always, bad
things get started pretending
that they are good things.
De-stabilizing
the status quo is a goal
of bad guys, not good --
What is the theory of the Permanent Revolution?
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