Posted on 10/06/2003 7:17:21 AM PDT by YourAdHere
Vote No on Recall ...Barbra Streisand
Posted on October 3, 2003
Regardless of what you think about Grey Davis, we should all be able to agree that we must now stop this attempted hijacking of the democratic process. Impeaching Clinton ...Florida and the 2000 election ... Redistricting in Texas ... now California... What makes the Right Wing think they can just bully and buy their way into power? If we allow this recall to win, we will be setting a dangerous precedent. In this unfair process, a candidate receiving just 30% of the vote could beat Davis, even if the governor receives 49%. Our governor was elected fair and square just a year ago. He deserves the opportunity to serve out his time in office. So get out there on October 7th and vote no on recall !!!
"Grey" and his local folks probably fence it off claiming construction, safety, special events and environmental concern, for most of the year. This means that the only sound in Barbra's ears is the whisper of the stockinged feet of hundreds of illegal alien servants moving across the marble and gold floors of her palace as they go about their duties, gaze cast ever downward, avoiding eye contact with HER.
She knows Arnie will give the public beach back to the taxpayers who own it no matter how much money she tries to throw at him. So, cut Barbara some slack here.
Ms. Streisand, clad in the aforementioned bunny slippers and swilling chablis like a sailor, is reclining on a chaise lounge in her boudoir, while a meek and browbeaten British secretary is feverishly typing into the computer as Barbra dictates.
And I will bet the secretary is a gay guy. LOL!
LOL! You've always been my favorite!
The "democratic process" is not only about the election that put Davis into office. It is also about what the Constitution and laws of the State of California say about elected officials. For instance, if a sitting governor commits a felony, such as murdering a political opponent on national television, a procedure must be in place to determine what should happen next. Likewise, if a governor dies or becomes incapacitated in office, as did the Governor of Indiana. Laws, Ms. Streisand, are part and parcel of the "democratic process." And the recall procedure, as even you must surely realize, is part of California law.
If you are looking for a situation where the process was subverted, come on over to the People's Republic of New Jersey. In last year's senatorial election, Bob Torricelli, the democrat candidate, was way behind in the polls after incontrovertible evidence came out that he was corrupt, lining his pockets with money and expensive gifts from contributors for whom he did legislative favors. In other words, he was found guilty, in the court of public opinion, of soliciting and accepting bribes.
With only a few weeks to go before the election, and the national democrats desperate to hold on to a seat in a left-leaning state, they replaced The Torch on the ballot with good old Frank Lautenburg, an avuncular, retired, former long-term senator. Because the replacement was made after the statutory deadline, the case was sent immediately to the NJ Supreme Court. This august body is further to the left than the one down in Florida that created so much mischief. In their infinite wisdom (using tortuous logic), the NJ Supremes said it was okay to make the switch because the voters needed to be given a choice. This, despite the fact that there were several minor party candidates still in the race, and that Torricelli's name could have been left on the ballot (or written in by hard-core democrats.)The key factor, the firm deadline, was overlooked "for the good of the voting public." Why have a deadline if you're not going to enforce it?
The bottom line--party loyalty overcame the rule of law, and Lautenburg was elected by the moronic voters of New Jersey who would have voted for anyone with a D next to his name, with the exception of Bob Torricelli. I had to laugh the other day because some other sleazy rat politician in New Jersey (I know that's redundant) got caught doing something untoward, and the dems wanted to replace him in the upcoming election, despite the fact that, once again, the deadline had passed. You guessed it--The Court used last year's (illegal and wrong) decision as precedent to allow the switch this year.
But, Barbra is worried that the democratic process is being subverted in California.
"Joseph Graham Davis, Jr. (nicknamed Gray by his mother) " - this is from his official biography on the State of California home page.
I suggest those of you from out of state do the same.
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