Wisconsin recalls - the sequel

[manifold]

Wisconsin politicians face specter of fresh recall votes | Reuters

(Reuters) - Republican Governor Scott Walker could headline a cast of Wisconsin lawmakers who may be fighting for their political lives in a sequel next year to last summer's historic state recall elections.

As many as 17 state senators, along with Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, could face recall battles next summer if activists succeed in efforts to force such votes, according to the state's government accountability board.

 

[Sallow]

Great.

 

[martybegan]

So basically in wisconsin politicans have to be in campaign mode all of the time. Recall is supposed to be the option of last resort, for getting rid of a politican who does something bordering on criminal. Instead Wisconsin is being turned into a reserve of poltical bile, where the partisan divide is kept in the news cycle.

Both sides need to quit it, and stick to defeating people they dont agree with in actual elections.

 

[manifold]

So basically in wisconsin politicans have to be in campaign mode all of the time. Recall is supposed to be the option of last resort, for getting rid of a politican who does something bordering on criminal. Instead Wisconsin is being turned into a reserve of poltical bile, where the partisan divide is kept in the news cycle.

Both sides need to quit it, and stick to defeating people they dont agree with in actual elections.

Recalls aren't easy. It's up to the people of Wisconsin to decide if one is warranted.

And recall elections are actual elections.

 

[007]

I saw a recall Walker bumper sticker on a run down, rusty, POS little pick up yesterday in a parking lot. I kicked in his window and slit his tires. Felt just like I was part of the OWS crowd.

 

[Sarah G]

Wisconsin politicians face specter of fresh recall votes | Reuters

(Reuters) - Republican Governor Scott Walker could headline a cast of Wisconsin lawmakers who may be fighting for their political lives in a sequel next year to last summer's historic state recall elections.

As many as 17 state senators, along with Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, could face recall battles next summer if activists succeed in efforts to force such votes, according to the state's government accountability board.

Hope it happens.

 

[martybegan]

So basically in wisconsin politicans have to be in campaign mode all of the time. Recall is supposed to be the option of last resort, for getting rid of a politican who does something bordering on criminal. Instead Wisconsin is being turned into a reserve of poltical bile, where the partisan divide is kept in the news cycle.

Both sides need to quit it, and stick to defeating people they dont agree with in actual elections.

Recalls aren't easy. It's up to the people of Wisconsin to decide if one is warranted.

And recall elections are actual elections.

Then make the actual elections every two years, and be done with it. Recalls are a distraction. The aaahnold one in california was a circus, the ones that happened in Wisconsin this year resulted in minimal change. They are a waste of taxpayer money unless the goal is to remove a corrupt politician. Using it for pure political gain is a bastardization of the intent of the ability to recall.

 

[AmericanFirst]

Great.

Bad. Dimwits just crying because they know they lost and they know they are wrong, idiots.

 

[manifold]

So basically in wisconsin politicans have to be in campaign mode all of the time. Recall is supposed to be the option of last resort, for getting rid of a politican who does something bordering on criminal. Instead Wisconsin is being turned into a reserve of poltical bile, where the partisan divide is kept in the news cycle.

Both sides need to quit it, and stick to defeating people they dont agree with in actual elections.

Recalls aren't easy. It's up to the people of Wisconsin to decide if one is warranted.

And recall elections are actual elections.

Then make the actual elections every two years, and be done with it. Recalls are a distraction. The aaahnold one in california was a circus, the ones that happened in Wisconsin this year resulted in minimal change. They are a waste of taxpayer money unless the goal is to remove a corrupt politician. Using it for pure political gain is a bastardization of the intent of the ability to recall.

I'm sure the voters of Wisconsin will give your unflattering opinion of them serious consideration when they head to the polls.

 

[Sarah G]

Voters in Ohio are regretting their vote for Kasich and want Stricklen back. Recent polling showed that response winning by 18 pts.

I really don't know who Kasich and Walker had to blow to even get in there.. Hmm, maybe their brothers from another mother.

 

[martybegan]

Recalls aren't easy. It's up to the people of Wisconsin to decide if one is warranted.

And recall elections are actual elections.

Then make the actual elections every two years, and be done with it. Recalls are a distraction. The aaahnold one in california was a circus, the ones that happened in Wisconsin this year resulted in minimal change. They are a waste of taxpayer money unless the goal is to remove a corrupt politician. Using it for pure political gain is a bastardization of the intent of the ability to recall.

I'm sure the voters of Wisconsin will give your unflattering opinion of them serious consideration when they head to the polls.

Its less about the voters and more about the whiny children who occupy both parties in the state, and the outside partisan agitators who see this as a way to score cheap points in off election cycles. The KosKids love this crap.

The whole idea of a representative republic is you appoint representatives for a given time. If they do not perform the way you want, you vote them out when they are up for re-election. The idea of a recall was placed due to the insane corruption seen in some state goverments in the old west. It allowed for the people to remove the asshole without having to rely on a state level legal system that was probably just as corrupt as the person being recalled.

To use it just to remove someone, who was elected legally, because you don't like thier politics is a misuse of the system. Again, vote them out when thier time has come.


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Check em

 

[Dragon]

So basically in wisconsin politicans have to be in campaign mode all of the time. Recall is supposed to be the option of last resort, for getting rid of a politican who does something bordering on criminal.

That's pretty much the case here. We have a very unusual situation arising from the 2010 election, in which the GOP made huge gains but with the votes of only a little more than 20% of the electorate (a slim majority out of 41% voter turnout). The Republicans acted as if they had a mandate for radical change in some states and pushed through measures that were fiercely opposed by a majority of the people. (They behaved the same in DC, but with control of only one house of Congress they couldn't do as much.)

This isn't going to become SOP and it's not purely partisan politics. It's a popular reaction to a radical right-wing agenda that most people never voted for.

 

[Conservative]

Wisconsin politicians face specter of fresh recall votes | Reuters

(Reuters) - Republican Governor Scott Walker could headline a cast of Wisconsin lawmakers who may be fighting for their political lives in a sequel next year to last summer's historic state recall elections.

As many as 17 state senators, along with Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, could face recall battles next summer if activists succeed in efforts to force such votes, according to the state's government accountability board.

Yeah, cause that worked out soooo well last time, huh.

Waste of money.

 

[Claudette]

If the voters in WI want to get rid of Walker they can vote him out. They can also vote out and and all of of their elected officials.

They can put the Dems back in, The Unions will be happy. The citizens will once again get hosed. Obviously they don't mind getting hosed

If thats what the folks in WI want then who is anyone to stand in their way??

 

[francoHFW]

This happens when you do stuff you didn't mention while campaigning. Too bad we can't recall the Pubs in congress...Jobs, jobs, jobs my azz..

 

[martybegan]

So basically in wisconsin politicans have to be in campaign mode all of the time. Recall is supposed to be the option of last resort, for getting rid of a politican who does something bordering on criminal.

That's pretty much the case here. We have a very unusual situation arising from the 2010 election, in which the GOP made huge gains but with the votes of only a little more than 20% of the electorate (a slim majority out of 41% voter turnout). The Republicans acted as if they had a mandate for radical change in some states and pushed through measures that were fiercely opposed by a majority of the people. (They behaved the same in DC, but with control of only one house of Congress they couldn't do as much.)

This isn't going to become SOP and it's not purely partisan politics. It's a popular reaction to a radical right-wing agenda that most people never voted for.

All this boils down to is the people you dont agree with won the elections that year. Please point out where the criminal activity was, or even NEAR criminal activity was when it comes to those who have faced recall, and will face recall.

When you get elected, you have the ability and even the duty to try to enact your agenda.

If their policies were so "fiercely opposed" by the "majority of the people" why didnt the democrats sweep the last round of recalls? Answer that one.

What is happening is partisan hackery, you are just too much of a partisan to admit it.

 

[Teals_Of_Wonder]

I heard that the Rats cannot come up with the 500,000+ signatures to submit the recall. It was in one of those threads in the Free Republic sight.

 

[007]

So basically in wisconsin politicans have to be in campaign mode all of the time. Recall is supposed to be the option of last resort, for getting rid of a politican who does something bordering on criminal.

That's pretty much the case here. We have a very unusual situation arising from the 2010 election, in which the GOP made huge gains but with the votes of only a little more than 20% of the electorate (a slim majority out of 41% voter turnout). The Republicans acted as if they had a mandate for radical change in some states and pushed through measures that were fiercely opposed by a majority of the people. (They behaved the same in DC, but with control of only one house of Congress they couldn't do as much.)

This isn't going to become SOP and it's not purely partisan politics. It's a popular reaction to a radical right-wing agenda that most people never voted for.

No, it's not, dumbass. It's about a state that is in serious financial problems because of the filthy unions bleeding it dry, and voters here wanting someone to do something about it, which Walker did, and the measures he took were NOT "fiercly opposed" by ANY "majority." The "majority" ELECTED Walker, and he DID what we ELECTED HIM TO DO. Gee, imagine that. And yes it was a fucking MANDATE, to wrestle power away from the sons a bitchin' Wisconsin socialists and union thugs who strangled anyone in a union job for money without a choice which they in turn then gave to democrats to get them elected so they could continue their filthy ponzi scheme robbing the tax payers of Wisconsin and bleeding the state dry. You bet we're sick of that SHIT here in Wisconsin, and we're behind Walker 110 fucking percent.

 

[manifold]

The idea that recalls are only to be used in situations involving 'criminal' activity is a retarded red herring.

But whatcha gonna do?

 

[martybegan]

The idea that recalls are only to be used in situations involving 'criminal' activity is a retarded red herring.

But whatcha gonna do?

How is it a red herring? When was the last time a recall process in any state used for purely political reasons? California is one, where are the others?

Perpetual recalls are a dumb idea, and that is exactly what is going to happen, with each side trying to recall the other side, thus creating a contiuous campaign enviroment, to the detriment of actual governance.